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BBC News Published image captionBirmingham has one of the largest intensive care capacities in the whole country Two hundred doctors will be redeployed to one of England's largest intensive care units amid fears it could be "overwhelmed". A leaked memo warned hospitals in Birmingham were "in a position of extremis" as Covid-19 cases rise. Elective surgeries at the city's main Queen Elizabeth Hospital will stop as staff move to critical care duties. A spokesperson said the approach ensured "the greatest good for the greatest numbers of people". Sent by consultant Peter Hewins, it said hospital...
The largest NHS hospital trust in England is redeploying staff to critical care and standing down elective surgery in a bid to avoid being overwhelmed by a third wave of Covid cases. The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) is boosting its intensive treatment unit (ITU) capacity to more than 250 beds, and will support capacity for 1,000 in-patients. It currently has 125 Covid-positive patients in ITUs across its three main hospital sites; the Queen Elizabeth and Heartlands Hospitals, both in Birmingham, and Good Hope in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. There are also another 873 in...