· Can you please let me know how many patients have died of corona virus at Blackburn Hospital to date?
Cause of death is not recorded. The closest we are able to provide is diagnosis: -
Number of deaths with a primary diagnosis of Coronavirus (U07.1) at Royal Blackburn Hospital –
1054
Number of deaths with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Coronavirus (U07.1) at Royal Blackburn Hospital –
1307
· What is the average age of those who died?
Average age of deaths with a primary diagnosis of Coronavirus (U07.1) at Royal Blackburn Hospital –
75 .5 years
Average age of deaths with a primary or secondary diagnosis of Coronavirus (U07.1) at Royal Blackburn Hospital –
75.8 years
· How many patients who were eligible for dexamethasone (based on the NICE guidance) were prescribed it and how many were not.
The Trust is unable to provide a response to this question as it would be impossible to identify patients eligible for treatments and not treated.
· How many patients eligible for the newly approved RA drugs for COVID 19 were prescribed these and how many eligible patients were not to date.
The Trust is unable to provide a response to this question as it would be impossible to identify patients eligible for treatments and not treated.
· During the COVID-19 crisis has the hospital ever had to ration oxygen to date.
Oxygen would never be rationed where there is a clinical need. Appropriate use of medical gas would be managed through local policy and procedure, regular review of patients and oxygen requirements and ensuring a supply of piped and cylinder oxygen as well as oxygen concentrators.
· How many patients with COVID 19 that were sent to neighbouring trusts due to bed shortages, died and how many survived to date.
The Trust is not aware of any patients moved due to bed shortages specifically because of Covid-19.
· What is the policy with respect to treating consultants speaking to relatives of patients with COVID 19 when requested.
No change to usual process for communication with relatives.
· Over the Christmas period 2020 and January 2021, were doctors and nurses who would normally treat patients with COVID 19 allowed annual leave. How many were on annual leave over this time frame December 15 to January 22nd. Any duration within the specified dates.
The data is not available, however normal annual leave policies for such arrangements would operate.
