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Hospital bosses say they are seeking space in care homes and nursing homes as the healthcare system reaches capacity.
Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers which represents hospital trusts, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme: “This is escalating really quickly.
"We’ve seen 5,000 new patients in hospital beds with Covid-19 over the past week – that’s 10 full hospitals’ worth of Covid patients in hospitals in just seven days, so it’s a really big challenge."
He says in some places hospital beds are full, community beds are full and community at home services are also full, meaning hospitals are in talks with nursing homes and care homes for extra capacity.
“It’s literally leaving no stone unturned to maximise every single piece of capacity we’ve got in those areas under real pressure.”
The Exeter and Manchester Nightingale hospitals are currently being used, he says, but they are a "last resort" as they divert staff and are not purpose-built for health and care.
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2021-01-07 07:51:54Z
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