Younger patients prioritised in overwhelmed London hospitals as care resources are rationed

Younger patients are being prioritised in overwhelmed London hospitals as the capital rations intensive care resources, say doctors Overwhelmed doctors in the capital have started triaging their Covid patients Shortage of beds means younger patients will be prioritised with critical care The elderly will be moved to general wards under the emergency guidelines  By Eleanor … Read more

London’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid patients in TWO weeks, stark NHS briefing warns 

London’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid in less than two weeks even in a ‘best’ case scenario, an official briefing reportedly warns.  Vin Diwakar, medical director at NHS England London, provided the worrying analysis to medical directors of the capital’s hospital trusts over a Zoom call this afternoon.  Even if the number of coronavirus patients … Read more

London’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid patients in TWO weeks, stark NHS briefing warns 

London’s hospitals will be overwhelmed by Covid patients in TWO weeks in a BEST CASE scenario with 2,000 beds needed even after Nightingale is opened, stark NHS briefing warns London hospitals will be overwhelmed in less than two weeks, report warns  Medical director at NHS England London provided the worrying analysis Even if the number … Read more

LA homeless sites are ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus

Skid Row is experiencing a surge in Covid-19 infections with homeless sites in Downtown Los Angeles now ‘overwhelmed’ by the virus, officials have warned.  Cases have exploded among the homeless people who live in the area, which is known for being one of the largest populations of homeless people in the United States.  After averaging … Read more

UK’s chief medical officers warn there is ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’

The UK’s chief medical officers have warned of a ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’ in the next 21 days as the mutant Covid strain wreaks havoc across the country. Parts of the health service are under ‘immense pressure’, the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and NHS England’s national … Read more

UK’s chief medical officers warn there is ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’

The UK’s chief medical officers have warned of a ‘material risk of the NHS being overwhelmed’ in the next 21 days as the mutant Covid strain wreaks havoc across the country. Parts of the health service are under ‘immense pressure’, the chief medical officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – and NHS England’s national … Read more

Covid UK: Critically-ill patients from overwhelmed wards in London will be sent to West Country

Health officials today warned that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’ as NHS hospitals in the West Country brace for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. Trusts in London and the south-east at the centre of the UK’s epidemic are preparing to transfer patients to hospitals in the … Read more

Covid UK: Critically-ill patients from overwhelmed wards in London will be sent to West Country

Health officials today warned that people as young as 30 ‘will die from Covid’ as NHS hospitals in the West Country brace for an overspill of critically-ill patients from London under emergency plans. Trusts in London and the south-east at the centre of the UK’s epidemic are preparing to transfer patients to hospitals in the … Read more

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell is ‘overwhelmed’ after £100k is raised for charity

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he’s ‘overwhelmed’ after fans raised £100,000 for an Alzheimer’s charity. Following the EastEnders star’s death from the disease, a JustGiving page set up by Scott, 57, has raised a staggering six figure sum for life-saving research. Barbara died on December 10 aged 83 after six years battling Alzheimer’s, with Scott … Read more

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell is ‘overwhelmed’ after £100k is raised for charity

Barbara Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell has revealed he’s ‘overwhelmed’ after fans raised £100,000 for an Alzheimer’s charity. Following the EastEnders star’s death from the disease, a JustGiving page set up by Scott, 57, has raised a staggering six figure sum for life-saving research. Barbara died on December 10 aged 83 after six years battling Alzheimer’s, with Scott … Read more