DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
It's a shitshow down this end. The local Trusts were (internally) warning about the implications of weakened lockdown combined with attrition/fatigue and the temptation of a very warm Bank Holiday weekend.
From Friday:
Then on Tuesday:
Note that this is from a different Trust to the one running WGH, yet it is having to quarantine its own staff in that county from those in other areas due to a third party breakdown in the curtailment measures.
From Friday:
...Weston General Hospital is currently taking care of a high number of COVID-19 patients. There was speculation that there may be a link between this high number and the crowds beginning to gather on the local beach. It serves as a reminder of how quickly the disease can spread and underlines the importance of our preparations for a potential 'second wave'.
Then on Tuesday:
Due to the situation at Weston General Hospital, where the hospital has closed to admissions due to a high number of COVID-19 cases, staff are reminded that they should not be working across teams, wherever possible in North Somerset. If you work in the North Somerset locality you should not work in any other locality within the Trust. If you have used any of the hot-desking facilities at XXXXX since 5th May you should get yourself tested. Please continue to follow Infection Prevention Control (IPC) guidelines at all times, including social distancing, cleaning desks after use and washing hands. We are arranging for our office spaces where staff have been tested to be deep cleaned as a precaution.
Note that this is from a different Trust to the one running WGH, yet it is having to quarantine its own staff in that county from those in other areas due to a third party breakdown in the curtailment measures.
Coronavirus: Nearly half of staff treating COVID-19 patients at Weston General Hospital test positive
All staff at the hospital are being tested after a large percentage of workers became infected.
news.sky.com
Asymptomatic staff test Covid-19 positive at Somerset hospital
Unions call for answers after admissions stopped at Weston general hospital to halt the spread of the virus
www.theguardian.com