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At the peak, the hospital was treating 351 Covid patients, including 38 people from out of area - this is the equivalent of 40pc of the hospital s total adult beds in use for Covid patients.
The operating officer told the board that while general beds were starting to become freer, patient numbers in critical care have remained static for some time - around 50 - and the workforce was still beyond stretched .
The board also heard that this time around patients are requiring longer stays in hospital, with more than 100 Covid patients having been in the hospital for 14 days or more.
Erika Denton, Medical Director at NNUH. Photo: NNUH
At the peak, the hospital was treating 351 Covid patients, including 38 people from out of area - this is the equivalent of 40pc of the hospital s total adult beds in use for Covid patients.
The operating officer told the board that while general beds were starting to become freer, patient numbers in critical care have remained static for some time - around 50 - and the workforce was still beyond stretched .
The board also heard that this time around patients are requiring longer stays in hospital, with more than 100 Covid patients having been in the hospital for 14 days or more.
Erika Denton, Medical Director at NNUH. Photo: NNUH
The researchers also point out that resistant starch can be found in other foods and that work is already looking at how to breed staple crops such as rice and wheat with higher levels of the resistant starch to provide further options to help reduce type 2 diabetes.
Shining a spotlight on women and girls in science
Thursday, February 11 is this year’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It’s a day when science shines a spotlight on its female researchers and scientists to demonstrate this interesting and valuable career.
Luckily at Norwich Research Park, there are many women who are leading the way in conducting world-leading research that is addressing some of the key challenges facing humankind in the areas of feeding the world, keeping healthy as we age and protecting the planet from climate change.