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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• Coronavirus: Tributes paid to 'well-liked' supervisor BBC Northampton
• Northampton General apologises for online 'anxiety' over social distancing controversy in Clap For Our Carers video Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• 'Government coronavirus handouts not enough' says Northamptonshire council leader Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• KGH confirms two more tragic coronavirus deaths Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Tributes paid after member of staff at Northampton Hospital dies from coronavirus aged 34 ITV News

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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• Guidance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): admission and care of people in care homes Department of Health and Social Care
• Detailed guide: Number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK Department of Health and Social Care
• Testing capacity increases as second Lighthouse Lab becomes fully operational Department of Health and Social Care
• PHE response to a Sun newspaper column Public Health England
• Guidance: COVID-19: guidance for care of the deceased Public Health England
• Strengthening hospital capacity for the Covid-19 pandemic Imperial College London
• College Chair Martin Marshall updates members on supplies and use of PPE in general practice Royal College of General Practitioners

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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• Coronavirus: Masks for public 'could put NHS supplies at risk' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Dentists facing 'critical shortage of kit' BBC News
• Coronavirus: Why are there doubts over contact-tracing apps? BBC News
• Coronavirus: Minute silence in memory of NHS staff BBC News
• Coronavirus UK: Death toll hits 16,510 with 450 new fatalities The Daily Mail
• Up to 30% of coronavirus patients hardly develop ANY antibodies The Daily Mail
• Daily coronavirus tests are 80,000 short of the target promised by Health Secretary Matt Hancock The Daily Mail
• Donald Trump to suspend all immigration to US to fight 'invisible enemy' The Daily Telegraph
• NHS will be priority in decision on face masks for public, says minister The Guardian
• PPE shortages app receives hundreds of reports in first fortnight The Guardian
• At least 100 UK healthcare workers have died from coronavirus, figures show The Guardian
• NHS told to expect 'huge number' of legal challenges after pandemic Health Service Journal
• Coronavirus disproportionately affecting Bame communities in UK, new figures show The Independent
• Coronavirus: Medics shouldn’t work without safe PPE, doctors told as fears grow UK pandemic stockpile is almost empty The Independent
• One third of deaths in England and Wales now coronavirus-related The Independent
• Coronavirus: Boots ready to ramp up NHS testing centres Sky News