elbows
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Chris Hopson of NHS providers was prepared to go further than me when discussing recent London hospital admissions data.
He still included some caveats and wiggle room. I'm less certain about that data than him because of the aforementioned picture of cases by age group, although that stuff isnt a perfect guide as to the future of hospital admissions either. Also there were some drops in the figures in other regions on those recent days which in theory are less likely to reflect reality since the timing in the other regions is later in general than London.
Time will tell, neither possibility will surprise me.
Thats from the 11:02 entry of the BBC live updates page https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-59857255
He still included some caveats and wiggle room. I'm less certain about that data than him because of the aforementioned picture of cases by age group, although that stuff isnt a perfect guide as to the future of hospital admissions either. Also there were some drops in the figures in other regions on those recent days which in theory are less likely to reflect reality since the timing in the other regions is later in general than London.
Time will tell, neither possibility will surprise me.
The rate of hospitalisations in London during the latest wave of Covid infections may have peaked, a health boss tells the BBC.
Chris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, says in London - the first region to be hit hard by Omicron - the number of hospitalisations has "dropped significantly" in the past two days.
That could mean the number of hospitalisations in the capital is now matching an earlier apparent peak in cases, he says.
But he warns the "future is uncertain" as we don't yet know the impact of mixing on New Year's Eve and the return of schools.
Hopson, whose organisations represents health trusts, adds that pressure on the NHS is now spreading to hospitals outside London.
"We're seeing increasing numbers of people coming into hospital, we're seeing increasing staff absences, and that's coming on top of a very significant amount of wider pressure," he says.
Thats from the 11:02 entry of the BBC live updates page https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-59857255