Patients are being turned away from the new 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale hospital in London due to a lack of nurses, it has been claimed today. The field hospital at the ExCeL Centre has been unable to accept around 50 coronavirus patients needing ‘life or death’ care since it opened on April 7. Thirty of those … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has today officially opened a new Nightingale hospital via video-link alongside Health Secretary Matt Hancock which will provide an extra 500 beds for coronavirus patients. The 99-year-old veteran, who was invited to do the honours for the site in Harrogate after raising a staggering £27million for the NHS, appeared at a virtual … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall today described Britain’s latest Nightingale Hospital in Manchester as bringing ‘light to a dark time’ at its official opening today. The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region. Speaking in a video from her Scottish home at Birkhall, … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the ‘herculean effort’ of NHS staff and thanked them for their’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham’s Nightingale Hospital today. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on … Read more
London’s Nightingale Hospital sat almost empty with just 19 coronavirus patients treated over the Easter weekend. The 4,000 capacity flagship hospital was opened by Prince Charles via video link almost two weeks ago and is designed to handle a large surge in coronavirus cases. However data circulated to health chiefs and seen by the Health … Read more
Their careers have taken them in very different directions, but twin brothers Lieutenant Colonel Phill Moxey and NHS surgeon Paul Moxey have now joined forces in the fight against coronavirus. In a huge coincidence, the two are on a joint mission to save lives at the new NHS Nightingale hospital in London. Lt Col Moxey … Read more
The BBC has donated fully working ventilators from the set of medical drama Holby City to the new Nightingale Hospital in London The corporation shared the news in a tweet, showing workers loading equipment into a van. Holby City executive producer Simon Harper said: ‘We are only too happy to help out and do what … Read more
Impressive time-lapse footage shows how two NHS Nightingale hospitals with up to 3,000 beds have been built in a matter of a few days. The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham was transformed into a hospital in ‘under two weeks’ to treat coronavirus patients and will initially have 500 beds, with the capacity to expand to 2,000. Set … Read more
Impressive time-lapse footage shows how the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham was transformed into a new NHS Nightingale Hospital in a matter of days. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity to expand to 2,000. Set to open on Sunday, April 12, it … Read more
Like many people across the country, the royal family have been continuing their dedicated work from home as the world grapples with the coronavirus crisis. And The Firm have adapted remarkably quickly to the disaster, sharing snaps as Prince Charles, 71, opened the Nightingale Hospital in London from his office in Birkhall residence in Aberdeenshire and Prince … Read more