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
Health chiefs have warned that hospitals are bracing themselves by setting up makeshift Covid intensive care beds in children’s wards under ‘surge capacity measures’. Yesterday it was confirmed cases had increased by a third since last Saturday as 34,693 people tested positive in England and Wales alone amid a new highly-infectious strain of coronavirus. The … Read more
Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick Vallance has been forced to admit that there’s no evidence locking down pubs and restaurants saved a single life or stopped the spread of Covid. Vallance, one of the Two Ronnies of Doom, also confessed to MPs that the 10pm curfew was plucked out of thin air. It was a ‘policy … Read more
Boris Johnson has ‘let down’ pregnant women as rapid Covid tests fail to reach wards despite him promising they would be prioritised PM promised maternity wards would be prioritised for rapid tests in October This way partners with negative tests would get access into wards and scans NHS Trusts have not rolled out the tests and … Read more
Joe Jonas wards off the autumn chill in an anorak as he takes baby Willa, three months, out in her stroller in LA By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 06:41 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 06:41 GMT, 11 November 2020 Joe Jonas was spotted this week taking his three-month-old daughter Willa out for a … Read more
NHS hospital staff refuse to see 12-year-old patient for face-to-face appointment because her mother works as a nurse on Covid wards Tracy Shenton works at the Royal Stoke University Hospital ‘s critical care wards She took Emily for a pre-arranged face-to-face appointment on her GP’s advice Staff at Bradwell Hospital refused to see Emily forcing … Read more
New parents are barred from being by their sick babies’ sides on hospital wards because of strict coronavirus rules Many told they can only spend two hours daily on neo-natal wards with babies Parents of ill newborns who later died said precious time by their side cut short One in seven parents not able to … Read more
Dawn Ward’s daughter Taylor has finally gone Instagram official with Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez, after eight months of speculation. The influencer, 22, and footballer, 29, were first reported to be dating in February after the sportsman ended his marriage to ex-model Rita Johal. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Taylor shared a loved-up snap with Riyad at dinner … Read more
Fewer than 15 per cent of patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19 since the beginning of September have died from the disease. That figure is half the death rate in the pandemic’s first wave in the spring. Separate figures suggest the death rate for patients who needed intensive care has fallen even further – from … Read more
Liverpool’s intensive care wards are at 95% capacity and medics expect patient numbers to surge past those seen in the pandemic’s first wave ‘in ten days’, councillor warns Covid-19 patients in Liverpool hospitals could surpass first peak in next 10 days Councillor says there are 277 confirmed cases in hospitals around the city The first … Read more