Covid-19: Hospitals in crisis as ambulances queue and staff are asked to cancel leave
Elisabeth Mahase
Abstract
Covid-19: Hospitals in crisis as ambulances queue and staff are asked to cancel leave Elisabeth MahaseHospitals across London and the South East and East of England are struggling to meet rising demand as covid-19 hospital admissions rise to the highest point in the pandemic and the new, more transmissible variant of the virus spreads across the country. 1 NHS England.Covid-19 hospital activity.31 Dec 2020.https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-hospital-activity.
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