ICU consultant: Is a pandemic not enough for Government to fund more ICU beds?

There is a critical shortage of ICU beds in country, made worse by the pandemic.

There is a critical shortage of ICU beds in country, made worse by the pandemic.

An extremely low number of ICU beds combined with a rising number of critically-ill unvaccinated people is creating “a complete disaster”.

A top intensive care consultant has questioned what it will take for the Government to fund more ICU beds if a global pandemic is not enough.

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