Re: Nightingale Hospitals !!
Originally Posted by
Percy Vere
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I understand ICU nurses take ages to train, Swimmy, BUT surely 1 or 2/ward/shift could be replaced by other nurses/student nurses to allow the fully trained ones to go to the Nightingales? The same goes for the doctors.
Hi
I can only speak as I find Percy.
I was in a Regional Critical Care Centre, Major Trauma Unit.
It is like Star Trek with all the machines and screens and staff.
They had reached their limits, they were having to open more Covid Wards, which to reduce transmission have less beds and more staff.
On the Coronary wards you did not get your morning or afternoon drink at times, cleaning staff had been moved to the Covid wards, so one cleaner for 4 patients.
I am not saying that you are wrong, just explaining what is happening.
As far as the Military are concerned they have been cut significantly.
There are 5,000 already working for the NHS.
My Specialist PTSD Nurse is still a Reservist. he has been called back in already.