NHS England suspends one-to-one nursing for critically ill Covid patients

Exclusive: ICU nurses will be allowed to treat two people at same time as hospital admissions soar

Nurses will be allowed to look after two critically ill Covid-19 patients at the same time after NHS bosses relaxed the rule requiring one-to-one treatment in intensive care as hospitals come under intense strain.

NHS England has decided to temporarily suspend the 1:1 rule as the number of people who are in hospital very sick with Covid has soared to 11,514, of whom 986 are on a ventilator.

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