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> the NHS is already struggling with waiting time up to 4 hours in hospitals Interestingly, my local hospital emailed today and said that "Emergency Department
by timthorn 7y ago
> the NHS is already struggling with waiting time up to 4 hours in hospitals
Interestingly, my local hospital emailed today and said that "Emergency Department attendance figures have fallen by 130 cases per day, or around 40% as a result of this crisis"
- ketzo 7y agoA friend made the surprising point to me that a hugely helpful element of quarantine is reducing traumatic injury across the board -- dramatic reduction in DUIs, car accidents, construction accidents, things that take beds in the ER.
- kaisix 7y agoNot surprising at this stage. In the aftermath of the pandemic, it would be more interesting to see how exactly self isolation, the curb on social gatherings or nosocomephobia have impacted hospital attendance.
- Engineering-MD 7y agoYeah, I’ve noticed this to a degree, if it’s because people are scared to go to hospital and catch it, which is a reasonable risk. Hospital caught COVID infections are confirmed and hospital acquired infections in general are pretty common.