@ScottMorrisonMP
Studies overseas show that omicron puts pressure on emergency and ward level care, rather than ICU. Staff are being redeployed from ICU to wards and ED.
So looking at ICU is exactly the wrong place to look.
Please find an advisor that tells you these things.
Studies overseas show that omicron puts pressure on emergency and ward level care, rather than ICU. Staff are being redeployed from ICU to wards and ED.
So looking at ICU is exactly the wrong place to look.
Please find an advisor that tells you these things.
https://twitter.com/davidcervi/status/1478613483197382657
It’s obvious if you think about it. A disease that causes less respiratory symptoms and shorter stay, but in larger numbers, is going to impact ward level care and emergency the hardest.
Other pressure point to watch is potentially PICU.
Other pressure point to watch is potentially PICU.
#journorequest please focus on the above areas for questioning. Please do not accept “low deaths” and “low ICU” as the end of the story.
Omicron is different, and it is stressing the hospital in different ways.
Also, long COVID. The massive elephant in the room…
Omicron is different, and it is stressing the hospital in different ways.
Also, long COVID. The massive elephant in the room…
Other areas to pin our leaders down on is the provision of cancer services, especially operating at cancer specialist centres, and urgent elective work. (Cat 2)
I have no inside info on the above, just things I think are key markers of “coping”.
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