Ambulance delays led to ‘secondary Covid victims’
Waiting times outside some hospitals increased over Christmas, with a knock-on effect for 999 call-outs Source link
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‘I lost my hands and feet as Covid led to sepsis’
A woman who had her hands and feet amputated after coronavirus led to pneumonia, which then caused sepsis, says she is looking forward to her “second life” despite the challenges. Caroline Coster, 58, from Bedford, said she was put into a medically-induced coma for a month and nearly died twice after catching the virus in … Read more
Spreadsheet error led to hospital opening delay
A mistake in a spreadsheet set in motion a series of events which delayed the opening of a £150m hospital, a new report has revealed. Last-minute issues with ventilation prevented the opening of Edinburgh’s new children’s hospital last July. A NHS Lothian-commissioned review shows there was a “human error” in a 2012 spreadsheet with the … Read more