Dedicated NHS units that specialise in providing urgent care for patients who need help breathing are proving a key tool in the battle against Covid-19, with clinical teams at Northumbria seeing the benefits first hand.
The innovative Respiratory Support Unit (RSU) at The Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) has been a huge part of the local response, with many patients coming into hospital severely ill but not yet requiring intensive care support.
The RSU enables patients to get enhanced breathing support and access to a wide range of specialist respiratory doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals who have wide experience of treating these types of patients.