Queen Alexandra Hospital declares critical incident over staffing and heatwave
Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth declares a critical incident due to “extreme pressures”. Source link
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REM Sleep Critical to Emotional Health: Study
July 5, 2022 – REM sleep is the darling of the sleep world. Short for “rapid eye movement,” REM fascinates us because it’s when we do most of our dreaming – when, supposedly, all of our inner fears, frustrations, and passions play out. We already have compelling evidence that REM sleep helps us process those … Read more
Covid: Positive tests rise but critical care stable
Positive tests rise for 12 days in a row, but this is not reflected in critical care numbers. Source link
Covid in Wales: Critical care patients in single figures
With Wales set to scrap Covid rules, the critical care patient total is at its lowest since July. Source link
Covid: Six hospital trusts declare ‘critical incident’ over staff shortages
The steps are taken due to concerns over priority services, amid staff shortages caused by Covid. Source link
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust declares critical incident
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust says there is “unprecedented demand” on services. Source link
Survey: 2/3 of Critical Care Nurses Consider Quitting Due to COVID-19
Sept. 20, 2021 — Critical care nurse Beth Wathen has been looking after seriously ill patients for 35 years. But nothing could have prepared her for the last 18 months. Wathen, who works in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital Colorado, said it is impossible to describe the overwhelming death and despair … Read more
Kerala-based startup comes up with genome-based technology to predict critical illness – ET HealthWorld
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): A Kerala-based startup has come up with genome-based technology that uses saliva to analyse a person’s genetic disposition to predict critical diseases, to which an individual is prone to, thereby preventing it through precision medicine. Incubated at the Integrated Startup Complex of the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in Kochi, SAGENOME has already rolled … Read more
GeM took several steps for easy procurement of critical health equipment: CEO – ET HealthWorld
Public procurement portal GeM has implemented several steps such as rapid onboarding of sellers of oxygen cylinders and concentrators, to enable easy buying of critical health equipment by government agencies in the wake of on-going second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, a senior official said on Monday. The Commerce Ministry launched Government … Read more
Covid-19: Critical care beds shortage prompts calls for review
The UK has 7.3 critical care beds per 100,000 people, compared to Germany’s 33.8 and the US’s 34.3. Source link