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According to intensive care bed tracking statistics, there were 444 transfers of critically-ill Covid-19 patients in the first 14 days of January alone. This is in contrast to December, when there were 436 transfers for the entire month.
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The Duke of Cambridge worked as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance for two years before his family moved to London so he could focus on his duties as a senior royal. This period clearly had a profound impact on the second-in-line to the throne, as he has since admitted that it was “very traumatic” work and attending to children’s call-outs took him “over the edge”. But, William has recently expressed his concerns about the NHS during this health crisis, and told frontline workers how he “really worries” about their mental health.
THE NHS is in its most precarious condition ever as hospitals scramble to provide care for coronavirus patients at the same time as administering vaccines to the elderly and vulnerable.
| UPDATED: 07:15, Wed, Jan 13, 2021
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Under the measures, patients will be discharged early and sent to either care homes, hospitals, or even back to their own homes for continued care, the Guardian has claimed. It is thought “thousands” could be affected by the plans, which aim to free up hospital beds for more serious cases.
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The suggested increase in vaccination would be double the Government’s current target. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine made the projection in a new paper shared to the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).