Nightingale hospitals in London and across England have been ‘reactivated’ to be ready to admit patients as the capital’s NHS facilities struggle under the pressure of a new wave of coronavirus cases. The Excel centre site has been readied after laying deserted for months as Britain yesterday recorded 981 Covid deaths in the deadliest day … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are being quietly taken apart as medics warn there are too few doctors and nurses to keep the make-shift facilities open. Health bosses have already started stripping London’s of its 4,000 beds, ventilators and even signs directing patients to wards, while those in Birmingham and Sunderland are yet to re-open. An eye-watering £220million of taxpayers’ … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are being quietly taken apart as doctors and nurses warn there are not enough of them to keep the make-shift facilities open. Health bosses have already started stripping the emergency unit in London of its 4,000 beds, ventilators and even signs pointing patients to wards, shocking photos reveal, while the hospitals in Birmingham … Read more
An NHS trust responsible for Wales’ largest hospital has called for urgent help in caring for its Covid patients, as experts warn a ‘perfect storm’ caused by the faster spreading virus strain could overwhelm hospitals. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board put out a call for help on Boxing Day asking for ‘assistance from medical … Read more
‘One in TEN hospital workers are off sick or isolating’ as coronavirus hits NHS NHS is faced with a ‘staffing crisis’ as ‘one in ten workers’ are off sick or isolating Covid advisor to the BMA said the ‘staffing crisis’ poses threat to derail the NHS The sickness figure also includes staff who are self-isolating … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are still lying empty despite the rising coronavirus cases and fears over a new highly-infectious mutant strain. East London’s ExCeL centre – the first site opened by NHS England amid the crisis, is seen practically deserted in pictures taken today. The site would be the largest intensive care unit in Europe if fully operational, capable of … Read more
Nightingale hospital lies empty and is still only ‘on standby’ despite London being thrown into Tier 4 measures and Christmas cancelled over rising cases Nightingale hospitals in London, Birmingham and Sunderland are ‘on standby’ Site in Manchester is open for ‘non-Covid care’ with Bristol open for local care Seven Nightingale hospitals were built in the … Read more
A hospital trust in Devon has shifted to the highest alert level after claiming it is being overwhelmed by an influx of Covid-19 patients and staff absences. Bosses at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust activated OPEL yesterday, also known as a ‘black alert’. These are declared when a hospital is under such significant … Read more
Exeter’s Nightingale hospital opened to Covid-19 patients for the first time today, it was revealed. The 116-bed unit — which was moth-balled for months — is the second to start admitting patients in England, after Manchester’s make-shift facility re-opened last month to provide treatment for non-Covid patients. Bosses at Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust … Read more
Nightingale hospitals are treating fewer than 30 patients and only one of the seven facilities across England is open – despite the recent rise in Covid hospital admissions Nightingale in Manchester caring for few dozen patients who now test negative Nightingales in Sunderland and Harrogate were asked to be ready for patients On Friday there … Read more