As experts warn of ‘unprecedented’ demand for hospital beds, six NHS workers describe how pressures are affecting them
Bed occupancy in England’s hospitals has already reached normal peak winter levels, NHS leaders have warned.
While modelling suggests that the rise in Covid infection levels appears to have stalled for now, the chief executive of NHS Providers has stressed that bed occupancy levels at acute hospitals are already at 94-96%, an “unprecedented” situation not normally seen until the middle of winter.
