Photographer: Hollie Adams / Bloomberg
Photographer: Hollie Adams / Bloomberg
London hospitals could run out of beds for patients in need of intensive care within two weeks as the number of Covid-19 cases goes up, HSJ news service reportedly, announcing a presentation by NHS England.
The preparation predicted a deficit of about 400 intensive care beds in the best condition and 945 in the worst case, according to the report. London’s public hospitals had an “unauthorized surplus” of just 46 beds in intensive care units on Tuesday, HSJ said, citing the presentation by NHS England Regional Director London NHS Vin Diwakar on Wednesday afternoon.
- Hospitals have opened hundreds of emergency care beds and plan to open more, including London Nightingale hospital, Diwakar says in a statement to the publication
- Options introduced include a significant reduction in the number of non-covid patients with canceling more selective work and / or referral of these patients to other departments or private providers, in the capital or elsewhere
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