NHS England forecasts min. 1500 bed deficit in London by 19 Jan

[Zetetic]

Currently London has 5500 beds occupied by COVID cases.[nb]Don't believe England includes ?COVID in this?[/nb]

NHS England's forecasts are between 9500 and 12,400 COVID-occupied beds within a fortnight.

[Zetetic]

Critical care deficit in London projected to be in the hundreds of beds within a fortnight.



https://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/exclusive-london-will-be-overwhelmed-by-covid-in-a-fortnight-says-leaked-nhs-england-briefing/7029264.article

[Zetetic]

Wonder if this is the same as the model we get from the Cabinet Office.

Spoiler alert

(Because we've got some much more exciting ones for here than that one...)

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[jobotic]

Fucking hell.

[JamesTC]

I've got a bed free in the spare room if they can manage the trek to Bootle.

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

Leaked UK Government Message to be Broadcast 19th January

Stay at home
_{to die}
Protect the NHS
_{by dying at home}
Save Lives Beds

[shiftwork2]

First hints of loss of control coming from my Trust this morning.  I'm afraid January 2021 will be one of the low points of this everlasting shit show.

[GMTV]

Will the Christmas relaxation in rules be landing in the next few days with a further spike in cases, or are we seeing that already?

[Huxleys Babkins]

Should be seeing it already. It takes up to 14 days to show symptoms, so anyone who caught it on Xmas Day should be sick by now. NYE is the next major event so we should be seeing cases from that for another week.

We might see another uptick from people doing last minute panic shopping, haircuts and get togethers just before lockdown, although lockdown conditions aren't much different from Tier 4 so it might not be that drastic.

[George Oscar Bluth II]

The government's sole policy is to hold off imposing restrictions to the last possible moment so hospitals are not overwhelmed and they have failed at that,

[Shoulders?-Stomach!]

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1347200811303055364?s=19

Pretty (alarming) graph

[idunnosomename]

The government's sole policy is to hold off imposing restrictions to the last possible moment so hospitals are not overwhelmed and they have failed at that,

it doesnt look good for bozza!

oh wait my mistake, it's fine

[Chedney Honks]

Next person who mentions the flu (in any context) I'm going to punch their heart straight through theur fucking chest 👊♥️😂

[jobotic]

These graphs are always alarming.

Can't we have some nice reassuring ones for once?

[Uncle TechTip]

Next person who mentions the flu (in any context) I'm going to punch their heart straight through theur fucking chest 👊♥️😂

I never get the flu so chances are i won't get this, result.

[JamesTC]

These graphs are always alarming.

Can't we have some nice reassuring ones for once?

[GMTV]

Hope vs time, thanks mate.