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https://www.hsj.co.uk/coronavirus/l...tals-icus-top-100pc-occupancy/7029237.article
Requests have been made to transfer patients in need of intensive care from London to hospitals in Yorkshire, HSJ has learned, as leaked figures reveal that critical care is running at more than 100 per cent of capacity across the south east and east of England.
And responding to the situation, the president of the Intensive Care Society told HSJ that NHS England would need to do more to focus the “full force of NHS resources” on covid-19 care, including endorsing the cancellation of all routine operations requiring an intensive care bed.
Senior sources in intensive care confirmed there had been requests in recent days for transfers from London to several major hospitals in Yorkshire, because of a lack of capacity in the capital. It is not yet clear whether the transfers have been made, or will be in coming days. The requests so far relate to small numbers of patients.
Requests have been made to transfer patients in need of intensive care from London to hospitals in Yorkshire, HSJ has learned, as leaked figures reveal that critical care is running at more than 100 per cent of capacity across the south east and east of England.
And responding to the situation, the president of the Intensive Care Society told HSJ that NHS England would need to do more to focus the “full force of NHS resources” on covid-19 care, including endorsing the cancellation of all routine operations requiring an intensive care bed.
Senior sources in intensive care confirmed there had been requests in recent days for transfers from London to several major hospitals in Yorkshire, because of a lack of capacity in the capital. It is not yet clear whether the transfers have been made, or will be in coming days. The requests so far relate to small numbers of patients.
