Nicola Sturgeon warns hospitals in Scotland are 'almost full' as NHS faces 'worst winter ever'
Nicola Sturgeon has warned hospitals in Scotland are "almost completely full" as the NHS endures its "worst winter ever".
The health service is struggling to deal with a rising number of winter flu cases as well as a backlog in treatments caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The First Minister said: "In addition to Covid, the country has been experiencing extraordinary levels of winter flu - more than 1,000 patients were admitted to hospital with flu during each of the last two weeks."She continued: "Last Wednesday hospital bed occupancy across Scotland exceeded 95 per cent. For context at the same stage in 2020, before the pandemic struck, occupancy was around 87 per cent.
She said: "I can confirm that we will be providing immediate extra funding to health and social care partnerships to support the booking of additional care home beds for patients to be discharged to while their care packages are being finalised. The MSP added: "Staff are exhausted, services are at breaking point and patients are dying – but the First Minister spent more time making excuses than setting out solutions.
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