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N HS Nightingale in London is being "readied" for use if needed as Covid-19 patient numbers continue to rise. The news comes as the number of people suffering from the virus soars with a further 50,023 new cases on Wednesday, as well as 981 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test - more than double of Tuesdays total. The NHS in London has been asked to make sure the ExCeL centre site is "reactivated and ready to admit patients" as hospitals in the capital struggle. Over the past weeks, do...

Nightingale hospitals across England being prepped as Covid patient numbers rise The facilities have been described as a last resort Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Never miss another Nottinghamshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters...

North Wests Nightingale hospital being made ready for use as Covid patient numbers rise Nightingale hospitals across England are being “readied” for use if needed as the NHS say Covid patient numbers are on the rise. The NHS in London has been asked to make sure the Excel centre site is “reactivated and ready to admit patients” as hospitals in the capital struggle. Other Nightingale hospital sites across England include Manchester, Bristol, Sunderland, Harrogate, Exeter and Birmi...

What does one million square feet of empty space look like? Anyone who stepped inside the NHS Nightingale Hospital in East London yesterday will know only too well. The facility, constructed under military supervision inside the ExCel conference centre in April, is no longer there; no equipment, no staff and certainly no patients. ‘It’s closing down,’ a security guard told us. Even without venturing through the entrance, that much was obvious. An NHS road sign initially erected to direct ...

Nightingale hospitals remain on standby amid rising Covid-19 patient numbers. PA News London’s Nightingale hospital remains on standby for use, NHS England has insisted, despite the removal of some equipment from the site. England’s hospitals are currently seeing more Covid-19 patients than at the first-wave peak of the virus in April. NHS England sent a letter to trusts on December 23 asking them to plan for the use of additional facilities such as the Nightingale hospitals amid risi...

Child health leaders say the increase is partly down to the pandemic's impact on young people.

Mental health practitioners call for improved access to treatment services

London’s Nightingale hospital remains on standby for use, NHS England has insisted, despite the removal of some equipment from the site. England’s hospitals are currently seeing more Covid-19 patients than at the first-wave peak of the virus in April. NHS England sent a letter to trusts on December 23 asking them to plan for the use of additional facilities such as the Nightingale hospitals amid rising numbers of patients with the virus. It is understood some equipment which was initially a...

Four more Covid-19 deaths confirmed at Devon hospital Three patients passed away on Boxing Day and one patient passed away on December 27, it has been confirmed The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the pick of the weeks stories and fascinating Devon history features direct to your inbox every Saturday morning in our exclusive Weekend Report newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to ...

Three more patients with Covid-19 die in Devon hospitals Two of the patients died on Christmas Day and one died on Boxing Day The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Join the Secret Elves to get first access to our exclusive reviews of the must-have products this yearInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related news...