NHS trust calls in military as it buckles under Covid and staff shortages

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AN NHS trust has been forced to call the military in due to staff shortages, it has been revealed. NHS Grampian is the latest health board in Scotland to ask for assistance as it buckles under the …

“That figure is counter to falling case rates, which mates me think we aren’t detecting and are underestimating the number of people with the virus."

The trust is also set to interview up to 160 student nurses in the coming days as it prepares for winter.In an online update to staff, chiefs said they wanted to recruit more nurses to add to the staff bank and to improve cover in acute and community sites, theIn order to free up more hospital beds Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils have been providing transport to take patients home.Ms Evans said while cases may have dropped in Scotland since last month, rates still aren't acceptable.

The Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire is struggle to cope under the pressure with patients dealing with lengthy waits,It's not just a situation that is being seen in the North and in Suffolk patients have reported waiting over 48 hours for care.When it comes to vaccines in Scotland, 4.2 million people have had a first dose, with 3.8 million also having had a second.

 

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