NHS hospitals in England 94% full before start of Omicron surge

NHS hospitals in England 94% full before start of Omicron surge Four in five critical care beds are full and one in four ambulance handovers are taking more than 30 minutes.

Hospitals in England are already 94% full, with four out of five critical care beds occupied, even before the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus has started to cause a big influx of patients. The Guardian

See also: 

• Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Reports 2021-22 NHS England
• Quarter of ambulances get stuck in A&E queues BBC News