NHS bed occupancy beyond safe levels ahead of Christmas Hospital wards across the country are having to look after an unsafe number of patients, with hundreds of beds closed due to an outbreak of norovirus.
NHS England has said that on average almost 900 beds were closed each day during the week to Sunday 15 December.
Hospitals have reported fewer empty beds with bed-occupancy rates reaching as high as 95 per cent, 10 per cent higher than the recommended safe level. The Independent
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NHS England has said that on average almost 900 beds were closed each day during the week to Sunday 15 December.
Hospitals have reported fewer empty beds with bed-occupancy rates reaching as high as 95 per cent, 10 per cent higher than the recommended safe level. The Independent
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- The King's Fund responds to the latest winter operational update The King's Fund
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