Staff and patients test positive for Covid-19 at St Vincent’s Hospice
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Staff and patients at St Vincent’s Hospice have tested positive for Covid-19 following an outbreak at its Howwood base.The hospice, which provides end of life care for people across Renfrewshire, said that a member of staff had tested positive for the virus on October 30.A number of other staff and two patients have since also been diagnosed with the disease.The hospice has temporarily suspended new admissions to the inpatient unit, but work to support people in their own homes continues.The devastating news comes just one week after the hospice confirmed it was in financial difficulty.Eunice Muir, interim CEO at St Vincent’s Hospice, told the Express: