Salford has one new confirmed case of coronavirus, bringing the total to 971. Elsewhere in Greater Manchester, the number of confirmed virus cases in Manchester now total 1,697 (up from 1,693), followed by Wigan with 1,229 (down from 1,231?), Oldham 1,142 (up from 1,140), Stockport 1,074 (same), Bolton 1,047 (up from 1,046), Trafford 871 (same), Rochdale 870 (up from 868), Tameside 844 (up from 836), and Bury 809 (up from 806).
Salford Royal Hospital has announced one new sad virus-related death.
Meanwhile the Hospital, via the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, has launched a patient property drop off service which allows relatives and friends to get essential items to patients. The service is run between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday, at the main visitor entrance at Salford Royal Hospital.
Items that can be dropped off include a change of clothes or underwear; mobile phone, tablet, headphones, e-reader and charger; reading glasses, dentures and hearing aids; toothbrush, hairbrush and other bathroom essentials; a small comforting personal item such as a photo, book or magazine.
The items should ideally be packed into a clear plastic bag, with the name of the patient and the ward that they are on.
"With restrictions on the visitors allowed on our hospital sites at the moment, it is important that we do everything to keep our patients connected with their loved ones" says Tammy Pike, Group assistant director of the patient/service user experience quality improvement department "The property drop-off point is another example of how the NCA family is helping families using our services to stay connected."
The new service is an add-on to the NCA Send a Letter scheme which allows people to email their relatives at a dedicated address, monitored by staff from the volunteer services team. The letters or photos are printed out by staff, laminated and taken to the ward where the patient is being cared for.
The Salford Royal Hospital address is sendaletter@srft.nhs.uk Families are asked to include the patient's name, date of birth, hospital site where they are being treated and the ward or department number.
Elsewhere in Salford, Lucie's Pantry, the affordable food social supermarket located at the main Emmaus Salford base on Fitzwarren Street, has extended its Lucie's Pantry Food2You food parcel delivery scheme to the wider community hit by the virus crisis.
The emergency food parcels go to people who have lost their job due to the coronavirus lockdown, been furloughed or are waiting for Universal Credit payments. And Emmaus is aiming to deliver fifty parcels per week with £20 worth of goods in each.
"It's been an extremely busy period for all at Emmaus Salford and Lucie's Pantry" says Rachel Richardson from Emmaus Salford "The community of formerly homeless people we support at Emmaus have really got involved in the expansion of Lucie's Pantry. We're working together with a wide range of partners to make sure people have access to food and household essentials at this difficult time."
And Catriona Simons, Group CEO of The Guinness Partnership, which is supporting the venture, adds: "We are proud to have been able to help Lucie's Pantry deliver this essential service for families and vulnerable people in a time of unprecedented community need."
Lucie's Pantry, for which members pay £2.50 per week and choose items to the value of £15 to £20 weekly, is also allowing its members back into the social supermarket to choose their own shopping, letting them in one by one.
For those in need of support, Salford CAB (Citizen's Advice Bureau) currently refer into both Lucie's Pantry social supermarket and the Lucie's Pantry Food2You emergency food parcels.
The current scheme is running for the next few weeks but the team wants to extend the service beyond that, so is looking for ongoing food and financial donations.
To help, get in touch with Emmaus Salford on 0161 737 8279 or email luciespantry.salford@emmaus.org.uk
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