Infographic from #covidinquiry this am illustrates pressure on ICU in second wave of the virus. The number of intensive care beds needed in London in early 2021 was equivalent to building another 49 entire ICU units. Across the UK as a whole was same as adding another 141.
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Of course the problem was we didn't have any more staff to look after patients in those extra ICU beds. So this is what happened to staffing ratios at that time. Not just doctors but look at occupational therapists, for example. Looking after up to 162 patients vs 10 in 2020.
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@jim_reed Thanks for sharing @jim_reed We thought a useful graphic to represent the additional 'surge' ICU capacity & workforce gap regionally and nationally. Worth noting that does not include those receiving CPAP on respiratory high care/acute wards. [source https://t.co/zbriXYZWEe ]
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@jim_reed Been looking for long term data on ICU capacity Do you have data whether ICU beds/staff have dropped over decades?
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@jim_reed COVID continues to circulate all year round at levels that demand intervention, and it continues to cause pressure on the NHS https://t.co/4vrY5YVOH5
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsAirborne
#GetBoostedNow
#WearARespirator
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@jim_reed @stevemathieu75 It’s called ‘Surge Capacity Planning’ and is the mainstay of all MCE throughout the UK🤔
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@jim_reed Has the evidence reflected how UK ICU capacity pre-pandemic was much lower per capita that other European nations? So we were starting from a lower base.
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@jim_reed We had ivermectin, Hydroxychloroqine, vitamin D and zinc from the beginning. We chose midazolam and ventilators instead.
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@jim_reed and guess what will happen if through our apathetic connivance we allow H5N1 bird flu mutations (or reassortment) setting off human➝human airborne transmission …
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