South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust cares for 15 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.
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust was caring for 15 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust was caring for 15 patients with coronavirus in hospital as of Wednesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital with Covid-19 by 8am on March 15 was up from 14 on the same day the previous week.

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There were six beds occupied by patients with Covid-19 four weeks ago in South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS 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 three new patients with Covid were admitted to hospital in South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust in the week to March 13. This was up from two in the previous seven days.