UK healthcare systems may better manage the COVID-19 epidemic if we lower the baseline demands on our NHS. Group of UK doctors & public health professionals.
Mar 22, 2020 • 18 tweets • 11 min read
#COVID19 is overwhelming health systems – wondering how to protect our #NHS and staff on the frontline? Do we need these radical measures to #FlattenTheCurve & #ScaleUpCriticalCare? YES. And we may need much more 👇👇 (1/17)
What we're doing already:
Social distancing & testing to #FlattenTheCurve & increase #NHS capacity --> more intensive care beds
IN ADDITION:
We need to #LowerTheBaseline NHS demand - emergency public health interventions CAN help (2/17)