Redhead56
I watched that programme and Northwest tonight. The journalist asked why are the new hospitals not occupied? If the local hospitals were overwhelmed? To me this is a perfectly reasonable question. The answer was they are occupied but only a small percentage of beds were being used. However they were not used to capacity simply as they have not got the staff.
When the reporter was on the ICU ward there appeared to be an extreme amount of staff tending to one bed.
My daughter works in a hospital turning patients all the time. She is lucky if she gets the assistance of another member of staff to help with sometimes very distressed patients.
I think the news coverage is sensationalist and frightening to vulnerable people. Most people do and are still following the guide lines and are now lonely and depressed not seeing their families. The people who have ignored the guidelines so far are not going to change their ways no matter how dramatic the news comes across, The news coverage should be honest straightforward and unbiased. Regarding the statistics on deaths the bottom line is the general public just want the truth without dramatics.
Does your daughter work in ICU? Several people are required to turn an ICU patient.