NHS hospitals may have to start transferring patients to care homes if coronavirus keeps piling pressure on their wards, a senior health official warned today. Chris Hopson, chief of healthcare union NHS Providers, warned that some hospitals are almost full already and looking for beds elsewhere for their patients. ‘They know there is some spare … Read more
‘Major’ gas leak forces more than 700 people out of their beds into freezing night air as emergency crews battle to make area safe ‘Significant’ gas leak reported at a black of flats in Crawley just after midnight More than 700 residents have had to be evacuated from the apartments today The cause of the … Read more
London‘s NHS Nightingale hospital will have just 300 beds for treating patients, a fraction of the 4,000 available in March, when it re-opens next week, MailOnline can reveal. The flagship hospital at the ExCeL centre will start admitting recovering emergency care patients who have tested negative for coronavirus in the coming days, but it will … Read more
NHS intensive care wards are busier than this time last year despite 700 extra beds as medics warn they are in ‘disaster mode’ with official data showing critical care was at or close to 100% in 13 out of 18 London hospital trusts over Christmas NHS England data shows critical care demand outstripping extra beds … Read more
Health chiefs have warned that hospitals are bracing themselves by setting up makeshift Covid intensive care beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity measures’. Yesterday it was confirmed cases had increased by a third since last Saturday as 34,693 people tested positive in England and Wales alone amid a new highly-infectious strain of coronavirus. The … Read more
Doctors say California is currently experiencing a ‘viral tsunami’ with COVID-19 cases surging by a staggering 68 percent in the past two weeks alone and ICU beds now at capacity in the southern part of the state. California surpassed 2 million recorded cases of the deadly virus earlier this week, but experts predict that number … Read more
New data suggests that a smaller percentage of patients with COVID-19 are being admitted to hospitals because the nation’s healthcare systems are being overwhelmed by the staggering number of new infections – as the United States reported a third of new global coronavirus cases on Friday. While total hospitalizations from the virus have reached new … Read more
‘There’ll always be flowers’: Lisa Curry plants four garden beds for her late daughter Jaimi Lee Kenny almost three months after her tragic death By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:46 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 07:46 GMT, 1 December 2020 Grieving Lisa Curry has come up with a touching way to … Read more
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday he may impose tougher coronavirus restrictions over the next two days, including a second stay-at-home order, to counter surging COVID-19 hospitalizations that threaten to overwhelm intensive care units before Christmas Eve. Newsom said projections show ICU admissions are on track to exceed statewide capacity by mid-December unless public … Read more
Many countries in Europe are running out of intensive care beds amid a surge of coronavirus cases – as well as the doctors and nurses required to staff them. In Italy, queues of ambulances are parked outside hospitals awaiting beds for patients, while in France the Covid-19 tracking app prominently displays the ICU capacity taken … Read more