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Hospital patients to be moved into hotels to free up beds for Covid patients in bid to help overwhelmed wards
Updated: 13 Jan 2021, 17:23
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THOUSANDS of hospital patients are to be moved to hotels or their own homes to free up beds for Covid-19 patients, it has been reported.
Hospital chiefs in England will start discharging patients earlier than ever before to create extra emergency contingency capacity , senior sources have said.
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Hospital chiefs in England will start discharing patients earlier than ever before, it has been reportedCredit: AFP or licensors
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