Brian Button
19 Feb 2021 · Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley · City of Brighton and Hove
The coroner's concerns
1. 13 beds in Catharine James Ward not socially distanced
“on 29" October 2020 Catharine James Ward at The Royal Sussex county Hospital in Brighton contained 13 beds. These beds are not socially distanced. A patient safety review confirms this. Mr. [name redacted] contracted COVID-19 pneumonitis on Catharine James Ward. Whilst patients on the ward now have to wear masks (on a respiratory ward!) and there is much more regular and faster testing the beds are still not socially distanced”