Patients seeking treatment for coronavirus could be selected by 'lottery' in the event that hospitals are left overwhelmed by an influx of cases, according to an NHS emergency protocol. The draft emergency triage document, which is now being sent across NHS hospitals in the UK, details how patients should be selected using an 'ethical system' in the event that there are insufficient resources available. Patients seeking treatment for coronavirus could be selected by 'lottery', according to a draft emergency triage document by specialists at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust. London is now the epicentre of the outbreak and its hospitals are being stretched with the flood of patients. It comes as figures revealed that the number of patients being forced to wait in ambulances is soaring amid rising hospital admissions.

Source: The Nation January 06, 2021 03:00 UTC