Posted: Tue 19th Jan 2021

Countess of Chester boss ‘pleading’ with people to follow Covid-19 rules due to sustained pressure on the NHS

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This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Jan 19th, 2021

The boss of the Countess of Chester hospital says she is ‘pleading’ with residents to follow Covid-19 rules due to sustained pressure on the NHS. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Dr Susan Gilby, in a video posted on the Countess’ NHS Trust Twitter account, revealed that her staff were now treating almost triple the number of patients for coronavirus than the first-wave peak last year. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The Chief Executive also said that such were the demands on NHS facilities, paediatric staff were being re-deployed to care for adults — a first in her near-30 year career. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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Dr Gilby said: “Over 270 patients are requiring care in beds in our hospital as a result of Covid-19 disease. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“That is 180 per cent more than required our help in the first wave of the pandemic. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We have moved whole surgical services out of the Trust and into other hospital;s in Liverpool. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We are currently unable to staff these wards without the support of our paediatric nurses and doctors who normally only look after children. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“I have never in my 29 year career in medicine seen a situation where we have had to ask children’s nurses to care for the elderley. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“Please, we want to be here for you when you need us, we are here, we will find a way to look after you. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“In the meantime while we roll out the vaccination programme, which we are doing with tremendous success, I am pleading with you — please follow the rules.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The latest infection rate data for Cheshire West shows the borough has a 7-day average of 462.3 cases per 100,000 residents. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

By Ethan Davies – Local Democracy Reporter ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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