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(sot next) the covid data, the number of people in hospital with covid around 8000, compared to 40,000 in january 21 peak. considerably lower numbers but they are rising. in london for example the number of patients with covid in hospital rose by 5% yesterday. a slower rate of rise than we had seen earlier on in the week. nevertheless the number is growing. that is obviously a matter of concern. we just need to be really careful about effectively saying that the number of covid patients in hospitals or icus is somehow a good proxy measure for overall pressure on the nhs. when you talk to our hospital and community mental health ambulance trust chief executives,
terms of the peak we saw injanuary 2021. if i can push back a bit, we need to be really careful about effectively saying that the number of covid 19 patients in hospitals or an intensive care is somehow a good proxy measure for overall pressure on the nhs. when talk to the you hospital, community mental health ambulance trust chief executives, they will say that they are just as worried if not more worried about the level of staff absences that they are experiencing. what they are also saying is, look, we need to look at the load we have got in terms of non covid 19 care. we have a busy care pathway, we know there are increasing numbers of people whose care. plant care we cannot delay any longer. we know our colleagues in social care are under pressure, and as you know, we are going full pelt to extend the
than we had seen earlier on in the week. nevertheless the number is growing. that is obviously a matter of concern. we just need to be really careful about effectively saying that the number of covid patients in hospitals or i see yous is somehow a good proxy measure for overall pressure on the nhs. when you talk to our hospital and community mental health ambulance trust chief executives, they will say actually they are just as worried if not more worried about the level of staff absences they are experiencing. they are also saying we need to look at the load we have got in terms of non covid care, we know we have a very busy urgent and emergency care pathway. we know there are increasing numbers of planned care that we cannot delay any longer. we know our colleagues in social care are under real pressure, we are going full pelt to extend the booster vaccination