Tuesday 21 April 2020

Kettering chief executive lands new role running Northamptonshire's two acute hospitals

Kettering chief executive lands new role running Northamptonshire's two acute hospitals Kettering General Hospital's chief executive has landed the £220,000-a-year role running the new combined management team for Northamptonshire's two major hospitals.

Simon Weldon, will become group chief executive in charge of both Northampton and Kettering hospital trusts later this year, once the current Covid-19 crisis has eased. Northamptonshire Telegraph

'Joanna touched the lives of so many people': Northampton General Hospital worker dies after contracting coronavirus

'Joanna touched the lives of so many people': Northampton General Hospital worker dies after contracting coronavirus A member of staff at Northampton General Hospital (NGH) 'will be missed by everyone who knew or worked with her' having died after testing positive for coronavirus.

Joanna Klenczon, 34, worked at the hospital for 10 years and was a domestic supervisor at the time of her death on April 9. Northampton Chronicle and Echo

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Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): hospital discharge service requirements

Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): hospital discharge service requirements Sets out how health and care systems and providers should change their discharging arrangements and the provision of community support during the coronavirus situation. Department of Health and Social Care

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Coronavirus: Record number of deaths recorded

Coronavirus: Record number of deaths recorded Deaths in England and Wales have risen sharply above what would be expected, hitting a 20-year high.

The Office for National Statistics said there were 18,500 deaths in the week up to 10 April - around 10,000 more than is normal at this time of year.

More than 6,200 were linked to coronavirus, a sixth of which were outside of hospital.

But deaths from other causes also increased, suggesting the lockdown may be having an indirect impact on health. BBC News

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