The NHS needs MORE CAPACITY!
NOW!
At the start of the pandemic The UK Government reduced NHS bed capacity. The further into Winter we get the more catastrophic this failure/decision becomes.
There is still time...
1/5
Make Some Noise!
RT pls
#YourNHSNeedsYou
#COVID19
NOW!
At the start of the pandemic The UK Government reduced NHS bed capacity. The further into Winter we get the more catastrophic this failure/decision becomes.
There is still time...
1/5
Make Some Noise!
RT pls
#YourNHSNeedsYou
#COVID19
2/5
The math is quite easy:
Going into the Winter we normally have 15% bed capacity available. We currently have 5%.
6% of beds taken up by COVID-19 patients
+
4% of beds cut at the start of the pandemic (was 8%)
That is the 10% loss. Or a 70% reduction in bed availability.
The math is quite easy:
Going into the Winter we normally have 15% bed capacity available. We currently have 5%.
6% of beds taken up by COVID-19 patients
+
4% of beds cut at the start of the pandemic (was 8%)
That is the 10% loss. Or a 70% reduction in bed availability.
3/5
Almost every other country in the world increased basic care capacity..
It was one of the first things the World Health Organisation advised.
More people to treat = more capacity to treat them.
Almost every other country in the world increased basic care capacity..
It was one of the first things the World Health Organisation advised.
More people to treat = more capacity to treat them.
4/5
So now we have let loose a pathogen that is currently killing three times the number of people pneumonia and flu does combined, and have not provided anywhere for them to be treated.
And now COVID must take up the very limited space for other conditions...so everyone loses!
So now we have let loose a pathogen that is currently killing three times the number of people pneumonia and flu does combined, and have not provided anywhere for them to be treated.
And now COVID must take up the very limited space for other conditions...so everyone loses!
5/5
I mean, there is a list of catastrophic failures, but surely this has to be near the top.
Failing to provide the resources to treat patients with Covid while pursuing a herd immunity strategy is the height of recklessness.
It must end now!
Fund the NHS frontline!
END
I mean, there is a list of catastrophic failures, but surely this has to be near the top.
Failing to provide the resources to treat patients with Covid while pursuing a herd immunity strategy is the height of recklessness.
It must end now!
Fund the NHS frontline!
END
Would appreciate some support on the topic of NHS capacity:
@CNagpaul @doctor_oxford @GYamey @devisridhar @chrischirp @alisonleary1 @drphilhammond @DrPeterWeeks1 @JujuliaGrace @mancunianmedic @Kit_Yates_Maths @DrAmirKhanGP @DMinghella @theAliceRoberts @davidschneider
@CNagpaul @doctor_oxford @GYamey @devisridhar @chrischirp @alisonleary1 @drphilhammond @DrPeterWeeks1 @JujuliaGrace @mancunianmedic @Kit_Yates_Maths @DrAmirKhanGP @DMinghella @theAliceRoberts @davidschneider
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