Nightingales in Sunderland and Harrogate were asked to be ready for patientsNightingale in Manchester caring for few dozen patients who now test negativeFewer than 30 people are currently being treated in Nightingale hospitals, despite the recent rise in Covid-19 hospital admissions. Only one of the seven facilities across the country is open, with two more ‘ready to take patients’ if needed. The 750-bed Nightingale in Manchester is caring for a few dozen patients who have now tested negative for the coronavirus but are in need of step-down care after a stay in hospital. Fewer than 30 people are currently being treated in Nightingale hospitals, despite the recent rise in Covid-19 hospital admissions (staff at the Nightingale hospital in Sunderland, pictured)The Nightingale hospitals in Sunderland and Harrogate have been asked to be ready for patients. The 750-bed Nightingale in Manchester (pictured above), North West England, is caring for a few dozen patients who have now tested negative for the coronavirusIn the first wave of the pandemic, seven Nightingale hospitals were built at a cost of £220 million.

Source: Daily Mail November 15, 2020 02:26 UTC