Staff slam empty London Nightingale hospital as a ‘complete waste of money’ as patients drop to a ‘ludicrously low’ 26 A source at the 3,600-bed flagship facility told The Mail on Sunday the ‘ludicrously low’ number of Covid19 victims had shattered morale It has been claimed the Nightingale hospital was ‘a complete waste of money … Read more
Private hospitals are empty and up to 40,000 NHS beds lie unused amid mounting fury over the handling of non coronavirus treatment as thousands of operations are cancelled and cancers go undetected. Figures suggest that up to four times the number of beds are free than normal for this time of year after a huge slowdown in … Read more
Which of us would like to be in Matt Hancock’s shoes? The beleaguered Health Secretary faces formidable problems, and the mounting chorus of blame is principally aimed at him. There is a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline NHS staff. If the Government should change its advice and sensibly recommend that we should … Read more
Patients are being turned away from the new 4,000-bed NHS Nightingale hospital in London due to a lack of nurses, it has been claimed today. The field hospital at the ExCeL Centre has been unable to accept around 50 coronavirus patients needing ‘life or death’ care since it opened on April 7. Thirty of those … Read more
Captain Tom Moore has today officially opened a new Nightingale hospital via video-link alongside Health Secretary Matt Hancock which will provide an extra 500 beds for coronavirus patients. The 99-year-old veteran, who was invited to do the honours for the site in Harrogate after raising a staggering £27million for the NHS, appeared at a virtual … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open Britain’s latest Nightingale Hospital in Manchester with a pre-recorded speech today after it was built in just two weeks. The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region. Construction was completed earlier this week, ahead of … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised NHS workers’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham’s Nightingale Hospital on Thursday. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on up and down the UK amid … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised NHS workers’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham’s Nightingale Hospital on Thursday. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on up and down the UK amid … Read more
London’s Nightingale Hospital sat almost empty with just 19 coronavirus patients treated over the Easter weekend. The 4,000 capacity flagship hospital was opened by Prince Charles via video link almost two weeks ago and is designed to handle a large surge in coronavirus cases. However data circulated to health chiefs and seen by the Health … Read more
London’s Nightingale Hospital sat almost empty with just 19 coronavirus patients treated over the Easter weekend. The 4,000 capacity flagship hospital was opened by Prince Charles via video link almost two weeks ago and is designed to handle a large surge in coronavirus cases. However data circulated to health chiefs and seen by the Health … Read more