PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Coronavirus: Hospitals (20 January 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to provide staff to Nightingale hospitals in the event that general hospitals are overwhelmed by covid-19 patients.

Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)

Answer

The Nightingale hospitals stand ready to provide support to local services and accept patients if needed based on local clinical advice. The National Health Service has flexed hospital capacity throughout the pandemic and will continue to do so, including staffing Nightingale hospitals as needed.


Answered by:
Edward Argar (Conservative)
23 February 2021

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