Main Children’s Ward To Be Used For Covid-19 Patients
Written by HFM News on 18th January 2021
The main children’s ward at Kettering Hospital is now being used for adults with Covid-19.
Youngsters who were being treated in the 26-bed Skylark ward have been moved to different areas of the hospital, with bosses stressing it is a temporary move and no other children’s services are affected.
A critical incident was declared last week as staff struggled to find enough capacity for patients.
A spokeswoman for Kettering General Hospital said: “This is a clinical decision to ensure we maintain safe levels of care to both children who need to stay in hospital overnight and adult Covid-19 patients across Northamptonshire.
“It is a temporary arrangement that will be kept under constant review and we will reopen the children’s inpatient ward at KGH as soon as possible.
“A&E services and children’s outpatient appointments are unaffected by this temporary move and will continue to take place where they do now.”
Kettering General Hospital
