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Temporary pause for all non-urgent North Mid services

North Mid is extremely busy at the moment, looking after very high numbers of very sick people, and the hospital is getting even busier.

The exceedingly high levels of covid-19 virus in our local community have put enormous pressure on our staff and services.

Using all the information we have about the virus, its impact and its infectiousness, we anticipate that the current pressures are likely to continue for some weeks.

All non-emergency services temporarily paused

We have therefore taken the very difficult decision to stop all non-emergency activity on a temporary basis. This will allow us to continue to safely look after patients, who need urgent, emergency and covid-19 care.

Time-critical cancer treatment and diagnostics to continue

We will continue providing cancer treatments and diagnostic procedures which are time-critical.

Our highest priority is keeping patients and staff safe, and we do this by working hard to meet the strictest standards of infection control, deep cleaning, and space management, including protecting patients who are virus free.

We realise that this will be hugely disappointing for some patients who are waiting for an operation or other procedure, some of whom have been self-isolating before coming into hospital, and this is not a decision we take lightly. However, due to the fast-changing development of the virus and the significant recent increase in rates of infection locally, we are unable to keep patients, staff and services safe without taking this step, which will help us free up vital staff and wards to care for patients who need the most urgent care.

Difficult decision but safety is most important

We will be contacting all patients who are affected by this decision – if you don’t hear from us, please come to your appointment as normal. We are taking this difficult decision to help ensure patients who need to come to North Mid are kept safe.

We are extremely grateful to staff and local people who have helped us by working extra shifts, and showing kindness through donations, refreshments, and other generous acts. We are proud and grateful to be part of such an amazing local community.

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