North East London Trust cares for two patients with Covid-19 in hospital

By Will Grimond, Data Reporter
Published 17th Mar 2023, 11:15 BST
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
File photo dated 18/1/2023 of a NHS hospital ward, as nursing university applicants have fallen by 24%, leading to fears the reduction could exacerbate Scotland's NHS recruitment crisis.
North East London Trust was caring for two patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

North East London Trust was caring for two patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows no people were being treated in hospital with Covid-19 at 8am on March 8.

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There was one bed occupied by a patient with Covid-19 four weeks ago in North East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Across England there were 8,434 people in hospital with Covid as of March 15, with 184 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

Nationally, the number of hospital patients with Covid-19 has increased by 17% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has increased by 34%.

The figures also show that eight new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in North East London NHS Foundation Trust in the week to March 13. This was up from four in the previous seven days.