Captain Tom Moore has today officially opened a new Nightingale hospital via video-link alongside Health Secretary Matt Hancock which will provide an extra 500 beds for coronavirus patients. The 99-year-old veteran, who was invited to do the honours for the site in Harrogate after raising a staggering £27million for the NHS, appeared at a virtual … Read more
The Duchess of Cornwall will officially open Britain’s latest Nightingale Hospital in Manchester with a pre-recorded speech today after it was built in just two weeks. The NHS Nightingale Hospital North West at the Manchester Central Convention Centre has already started treating coronavirus patients from the region. Construction was completed earlier this week, ahead of … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised the ‘herculean effort’ of NHS staff and thanked them for their’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham‘s Nightingale Hospital today. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge has praised NHS workers’ ‘selfless commitment’ as he officially opened Birmingham‘s Nightingale Hospital on Thursday. Prince William, 37, said the temporary field hospital – built inside the NEC exhibition centre in just eight days – was also a ‘wonderful example’ of the ‘pulling together’ going on up and down the UK amid … Read more
London‘s Nightingale Hospital sat almost empty with just 19 coronavirus patients treated over the Easter weekend. The 4,000 capacity flagship hospital was opened by Prince Charles via video link almost two weeks ago and is designed to handle a large surge in coronavirus cases. However data circulated to health chiefs and seen by the Health … Read more
London‘s Nightingale Hospital sat almost empty with just 19 coronavirus patients treated over the Easter weekend. The 4,000 capacity flagship hospital was opened by Prince Charles via video link almost two weeks ago and is designed to handle a large surge in coronavirus cases. However data circulated to health chiefs and seen by the Health … Read more
The BBC has donated fully working ventilators from the set of medical drama Holby City to the new Nightingale Hospital in London The corporation shared the news in a tweet, showing workers loading equipment into a van. Holby City executive producer Simon Harper said: ‘We are only too happy to help out and do what … Read more
The new hospitals are named after Florence Nightingale (pictured) As the NHS Nightingale hospitals take their first Covid-19 patients, the inspiration for pop-up medical facilities dates to the Crimean War. The hospitals are named after Florence Nightingale, who pioneered nursing during the 19th century. Appalled by the conditions faced by injured British soldiers in the … Read more
Impressive time-lapse footage shows how the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham was transformed into a new NHS Nightingale Hospital in a matter of days. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said it will initially have 500 beds to treat coronavirus patients, with the capacity to expand to 2,000. Set to open on Sunday, April 12, it … Read more
Like many people across the country, the royal family have been continuing their dedicated work from home as the world grapples with the coronavirus crisis. And The Firm have adapted remarkably quickly to the disaster, sharing snaps as Prince Charles, 71, opened the Nightingale Hospital in London from his office in Birkhall residence in Aberdeenshire and Prince … Read more
First patients arrive at London’s new Nightingale Hospital as it officially joins the nation’s battle against coronavirus NHS Nightingale has converted sports centre into 4,000 patient facility The ‘spectacular’ hospital was opened by Prince Charles on video link on Friday Tonight it has opened up to patients and is being staffed by NHS medics It has … Read more
Chilling images show the giant liquid oxygen tanks being used at a make-shift NHS Nightingale hospital in Yorkshire. Construction at the Harrogate Convention Centre is ongoing today as health bosses plan to get the temporary hospital up and running as soon as possible. Contractors were this afternoon pictured working on the entrances to ambulance bays … Read more
The Excel centre’s Abu Dhabi-based owners have backed down on plans to bill the NHS up to £3million-a-month for using their centre as a hospital to treat coronavirus patients. Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, Adnec, said in a statement it would scrap a ‘contribution to some fixed costs’ that had been demanded from the NHS … Read more