• I was wondering just now what had happened to the 'Nightingale' hospital at the ExCel:

    https://www.itv.com/news/london/2020-12-29/londons-nightingale-hospital-remains-on-standby-despite-removal-of-essential-equipment

    It's still there--sort of--, but:

    Dr Nick Scriven, immediate past president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said: “It is not ‘just the case’ of using the Nightingale hospital as there are simply no staff for them to run as they were originally intended (mini intensive care units).

    “They could play a role perhaps if used as rehabilitation units for those recovering but, again, where do we find the specialist staff – the NHS simply does not have the capacity to spare anyone.”

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