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

Coronavirus UK: Most Nightingale hospitals may never fully open due to a shortage of NHS staff

Most of Matt Hancock’s Nightingale hospitals may never fully open because there are not enough NHS workers to staff them, it has been claimed. An analysis by the Sunday Times also shows that each patient admitted to the massive hospitals has so far cost £1million to treat. Seven venues including London’s Excel Centre were converted into … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Most Nightingale hospitals may never fully open due to a shortage of NHS staff

Most of Matt Hancock’s Nightingale hospitals may never fully open because there are not enough NHS workers to staff them, it has been claimed. An analysis by the Sunday Times also shows that each patient admitted to the massive hospitals has so far cost £1million to treat. Seven venues including London’s Excel Centre were converted into … Read more

Coronavirus: First Nightingale hospital in England reopens in Manchester for Covid-19 patients

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in Manchester will reopen in the next week as the city heads into a local lockdown. A local NHS boss today announced the temporary hospital, set up in the Manchester Central Conference Centre, will be brought back into use before the end of next week. It will become the first one … Read more

Coronavirus: First Nightingale hospital in England reopens in Manchester for Covid-19 patients

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in Manchester will reopen in the next week as the city heads into a local lockdown. A local NHS boss today announced the temporary hospital, set up in the Manchester Central Conference Centre, will be brought back into use before the end of next week. It will become the first one … Read more

Annie Nightingale, 80, Radio 1’s first female DJ, details her career in a candid memoir

The Beeb, the Beatles and blazing the trail: Annie Nightingale, 80, Radio 1’s first female DJ, details her career in a candid memoir, including the moment after John Lennon’s death where Paul McCartney called her live on air Annie Nightingale, 80, became Radio 1’s first female DJ in February 1970 When John Lennon was killed, Paul … Read more

Coronavirus Nightingale hospital wards ‘to reopen within weeks’ as infection rate rises in Britain

The UK needs to act fast to stop coronavirus cases growing out of control as a ‘trickle’ of cases can turn into a ‘cascade’, warns an academic who advises the Government.   Peter Openshaw, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, said that if people do not abide by the Government’s ‘rule of six’ then … Read more

Coronavirus Nightingale hospital wards ‘to reopen within weeks’ as infection rate rises in Britain

The UK needs to act fast to stop coronavirus cases growing out of control as a ‘trickle’ of cases can turn into a ‘cascade’, warns an academic who advises the Government.   Peter Openshaw, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London, said that if people do not abide by the Government’s ‘rule of six’ then … Read more

Britain needs a ‘Nightingale moment’ for school pupils, argues children’s commissioner

Britain needs a ‘Nightingale moment’ for school pupils with extra funding for teachers and remote-learning in case of second lockdown, argues children’s commissioner Anne Longfield said schools need a rescue package on a par with the economy She called for more money for a possible return to remote-learning over winter More than £35billion has been … Read more

Annie Nightingale kept John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s relationship secret for fear of breaking trust

Annie Nightingale reveals she kept John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s relationship secret for fear of breaking her bond of trust with The Beatles Nightingale, 80, was a frequent guest at the Fab Four’s Apple Studios sessions She learned secrets about the band at these sessions long before the public Nightingale said there was a code … Read more