Chesterfield Royal Hospital moves to reassure people amid national concerns about NHS becoming overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients
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At around 12.30pm on Friday, there were 128 patients with a positive diagnosis of Covid-19 – representing a 66 per cent rise in eight days.
Twelve of these people were in intensive care.
A total of 233 patients with coronavirus have now died at the Royal.
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Hide AdAmid national concerns about the NHS becoming overwhelmed with Covid-19 patients, a Chesterfield Royal Hospital spokesperson said: “We have been experiencing high levels of demand and the number of Covid-positive patients is greater than during the April peak.
“However, we have plans in place to deal with this.
“We have had to make some difficult decisions, such as cancelling some elective surgery, to ensure we can prioritise and concentrate resources on our most poorly patients.
“This ensures that we still have the capacity to treat you if you need our services.
“There are things that you can do to help and make sure we can keep our services running, including keeping to the Government guidelines and following all safety measures.
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Hide Ad“We are here to help you and you must make sure you look after our own health but, if you do have a concern, please think about the right NHS resource to use and whether your concern can be treated by your local pharmacy, a conversation with your GP or self-care.
“If in doubt, you can call NHS 111 to speak to a health expert who will be able to give you advice and direct you to the most appropriate service to ensure we have the resources to treat genuine emergencies.”