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NHS intensive care wards are busier than this time last year despite 700 extra beds as medics warn they are in ‘disaster mode’ with official data showing critical care was at or close to 100% in 13 out of 18 London hospital trusts over Christmas By Sam Blanchard Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:04 … Read more
Intensive care consultant slams people packing car parks at Brecon Beacons beauty spot for breaking Tier 4 Covid lockdown rules Car parks for Pen y Fan, Brecon Beacon’s highest peak, were full on Monday The whole of Wales in Tier 4 – meaning travel is only for essential purposes Intensive care consultant Dr David Hepburn warned south … Read more
Sweden is running out of intensive care beds amid soaring coronavirus cases and may have to reach out to neighbouring countries for help, a top medic has warned. Intensive care units in Stockholm, which has been hit hardest during the country’s second wave, hit 99 per cent capacity this week – with just seven beds … Read more
Fire kills ten in Covid-19 ward: Hospital blaze breaks out at intensive care unit in Romania Blaze killed ten people and critically injured seven others in Piatra Neamt today It is believed majority of those killed were infected with Covid-19, officials said Health minister said fire ‘most likely triggered by a short circuit’ inside hospital By … Read more
Many countries in Europe are running out of intensive care beds amid a surge of coronavirus cases – as well as the doctors and nurses required to staff them. In Italy, queues of ambulances are parked outside hospitals awaiting beds for patients, while in France the Covid-19 tracking app prominently displays the ICU capacity taken … Read more
NHS nurses in intensive care units are being allowed to look after two coronavirus patients instead of one. It’s the second time NHS England has relaxed the rule on one-to-one nursing for critically ill Covid-19 patients during the pandemic. Regular guidance from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine says that there should be one nurse … Read more
Boy, 3, fights for life in intensive care after swallowing 19 toy magnets that burned holes in his intestines and poisoned him Reggie Hodgson, three, was taken to hospital after turning grey and feeling sick Scan found magnetic balls inside body and he was rushed to theatre for surgery Objects had come from toy used … Read more
Beverley Callard has revealed she is heartbroken after her beloved dog was rushed into intensive care ahead of her rumoured I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! stint. The Coronation Street icon, 63, took to Instagram on Sunday to share with her followers the sad news, explaining that Norman was showing signs of sepsis and his … Read more
A female patient was allegedly raped by a hospital worker while undergoing treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in India, police said on Wednesday. The 21-year-old woman had been admitted to Fortis Hospital in India’s northern city of Gurugram, and was allegedly assaulted while in a semi-conscious condition on a ventilator. On Tuesday, the patient is said … Read more
Belgian foreign minister Sophie Wilmes, 45, is in intensive care with coronavirus after leading the country through the first six month of the pandemic as PM Sophie Wilmes, who was PM until 3 weeks ago, has been taken to intensive care She announced on Saturday that she had tested positive for coronavirus Wilmes led the … Read more