NHS to get 20,000 extra staff, 8,000 beds and 1,200 ventilators to fight coronavirus COVID19
THOUSANDS more beds, medics and ventilators will be made available to the NHS to fight the spread of deadly coronavirus.
The NHS has struck a deal with private hospitals to recruit nearly 20,000 staff to help out with other urgent operations and cancer treatments.Credit: Represented by ZUMA Press, Inc.There will also be 8,000 hospital beds provided across England and nearly 1,200 more ventilators along with the 10,000 nurses, over 700 doctors and over 8,000 other clinical staff.
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens hailed the deal with the private sector, saying: "We're dealing with an unprecedented global health threat and are taking immediate and exceptional action to gear up. "The NHS is doing everything in its power to expand treatment capacity and is working with partners right across the country to do so."is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
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