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Originally Posted by Toy Santa
The NHS has no excess capacity ... like ... none. That is the panic. It's not a matter of "it wont be as bad as people think" - it can't be any amount of bad. Forget "a million cases a day" ... if hospital requirements increase 20% people are going to die in the corridors. If ambulance requirements increase 20% people are going to die in their homes (of non-covid things).  |
i think that is another example of vast exaggeration and stirring panic. There is plenty capacity in the nhs at the moment. Many beds lying empty etc etc etc. It's true that some things may suffer in order to deal with a more pressing need, but that has always been the case
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