THURSDAY 5 MARCH 2020‘The public has a right to the
truth’: NHS staff speak out on
coronavirus fears
A coronavirus pod at a hospital in London yesterday, where staff are already strained (EPA)
SHAUN LINTERN
HEALTH CORRESPONDENT
The health service lacks the beds, staffing and resources to cope with a serious outbreak of the coronavirus,
The Independent has been told by senior doctors and nurses.
NHS staff from across the country warned hospitals are already unable to cope, with patients being looked
after in spill-over wards and waiting hours for a bed, with one doctor saying it was already a “one in, one out
mentality” for intensive care.
Other staff reported delays in lab tests, rationing of protective masks and equipment, and a lack of isolation