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Hospitals in Nottingham have postponed some of their non-urgent surgeries due to a “dramatic increase” in coronavirus admissions in the city, the local NHS trust said.
It comes as the city and wider Nottinghamshire region enter into talks with the government about entering Level 3 coronavirus restrictions.
Tracy Taylor, executive director of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, said it had been a “difficult decision” to postpone some appointments, but added that there are more than 200 coronavirus patients in the city hospital, and “every day this increases almost another room full of people. “
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“Some of these patients, 16 at the time of writing, are unfortunately in very poor condition and are receiving treatment from our intensive care staff,” he added.
“Some more have also died from the virus in recent days.
“This increase is now at levels similar to April and is combined with our normal winter emergency pressures. Unfortunately, this means that we have had to make this difficult decision to pause some of the treatments that we offer.”
The trust says some appointments have been postponed until November 6.
Ms. Taylor added: “This is not a decision we have made lightly, but we must ensure that we have beds and staff available to care for those in urgent need during this rise in COVID-19.
“I realize that some of you reading this will have received a message from our teams postponing your appointment or that of family or friends. I am very sorry that we had to make this decision, but we need to make sure that we can continue to keep everyone. in the hospital safe while we deal with this virus. “
Patients in the city have been urged to go to the ER if they need it or call 111.
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Nottingham has faced a substantial increase in the number of cases in the area recently.
Was reported last week that the rate of new COVID-19 infections in the East Midlands had risen from 48.8 cases per 100,000 people to 164.1 in the previous fortnight.
Earlier Thursday, city officials said they were speaking with the government about a possible move toward the highest level of restrictions.
Nottingham City Council gave an update on the talks Thursday night, saying: “Leaders continue to emphasize the need to protect the health and well-being of the population, as well as local businesses.”
Hospitals in Liverpool, a Tier 3 region, are also seeing a surge in coronavirus admissions, and officials say doctors are now seeing more coronavirus patients than in the first peak of April.
Dr. Tristan Cope, Medical Director of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Royal, Aintree and Broadgreen Hospitals, said “enormous pressure” had been put on staff, adding that the numbers continued to rise.
