Up to 8,700 patients died after catching Covid-19 while in hospital being treated for another medical problem, according to official NHS data obtained by the Guardian. According to the FoI responses, University Hospitals Birmingham trust had the highest number of deaths (408), followed by Nottingham University Hospitals (279) and Frimley Health (259). The trusts with the highest numbers of “probable” and “definite” nosocomial infections were University hospitals Birmingham (1,463), Liverpool University hospitals (1,160) and Manchester University hospitals (1,081). The trust at which the highest proportion of patients died after catching Covid in hospital was Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh trust in Lancashire. Chris Hopson, chief executive of hospitals group NHS Providers, said nosocomial Covid had affected hospitals worldwide and stressed NHS trusts’ determined efforts to keep it in check.

Source: The Guardian May 24, 2021 16:41 UTC