Britain’s deserted Nightingale hospitals: Facilities built to relieve strain are STILL empty

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

Britain’s deserted Nightingale hospitals: Facilities built to relieve strain are STILL empty

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’

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

Nightingale hospital lies empty and is still only ‘on standby’

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

Nightingale site boss: Start booking events again

Boss of London exhibition centre turned into Nightingale hospital is urging firms to start booking events again By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 December 2020 The boss of the giant London exhibition centre that was turned into a Nightingale hospital is urging firms … Read more

Exeter Nightingale reopens because Devon hospital is ‘busy’ – even though it was 88% full last week

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

Exeter Nightingale reopens because Devon hospital is ‘busy’ – even though it was 88% full last week

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 treating fewer than 30 patients – despite recent rise in hospital admissions

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