London hospital declares critical incident
A major London hospital has declared a ‘critical incident’ after running out of ICU beds due to a surge in coronavirus cases. The situation has been described as ‘f***ing petrifying’ by a senior hospital director in the capital, where the scale of the disease is weeks ahead of the rest of the country. In a message to staff, Northwick Park Hospital in Harrow said it has no critical care capacity left and has contacted neighbouring hospitals about transferring patients who need critical care to other sites. The message, seen by the Health Service Journal (HSJ), said: ‘I am writing to let you know that we have this evening declared a ‘critical incident’ in relation to our critical care capacity at Northwick Park Hospital. This is due to an increasing number of patients with Covid-19.Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/20/london-hospital-declares-critical-incident-running-intensive-care-beds-12431589/?ito=cbshare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/
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