A winter control room is being set up by the NHS in Shropshire to try and keep on top of demand.
Shropshire's chief nursing officer, Alison Bussey, said this winter was likely to be one of the most challenging for the local NHS
Health services in Shropshire are expecting this winter to be one of the most challenging in recent years, according to an NHS boss.With cases of Covid-19 and flu on the rise, chief nursing officer Alison Bussey said it would be tough. "Over the last five years it has become increasingly more challenging, this year... even more so," she said.half of all hospitals beds in England could be occupied by patients with respiratory infectionsThe new control room will monitor demand and capacity across the county and respond as pressures build, the NHS in Shropshire said.
Ms Bussey said it would let staff see data including from A&E, ambulances, calls coming into their control rooms and where suitable beds are for people's treatment.Follow BBC West Midlands on
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