The NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the temporary

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set up by

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in 2020 to help to deal with the

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. The hospital was constructed inside the

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, and from 4 June 2020 was repurposed as a

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diagnostic clinic. In March 2021, it was confirmed the hospital would close.

Background

To add extra critical care capacity during the COVID-19 epidemic in England, and to treat those with

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, plans were made to create further temporary hospital spaces for those in need of treatment and care. They were named "Nightingale Hospitals", after

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who came to prominence for nursing soldiers during the

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and is regarded as the founder of modern

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Opening

The hospital was initially rumoured, then announced as officially planned on 3 April 2020, and became ready to open on 14 April. It was formally opened, via video link, by 99-year-old fundraiser

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. It is under

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. It initially had beds for up to 500 people. It was not a conventional walk-in hospital, and only patients who were already inpatients in other hospitals in the region and met certain criteria were to be admitted. They would stay at the hospital until they were assessed as being ready to move back to a local hospital.

Usage

The hospital was not required to treat COVID-19 patients in April and May. Instead it was reopened as a radiology outpatient clinic, offering CT scanning, from 4 June 2020. Appointments would be available seven days a week, through Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and

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. In August, it was reported that this usage would continue until March 2021. On 12 October, 2020 amidst a rise in cases in Northern England, the hospital was placed on standby. Its closure was confirmed in March 2021.

Personnel

The following have been involved in the creation of the hospital: * Paula Lorimer, Director of Harrogate Convention Centre * Paul Cleminson, Pre-Construction Director for BAM Construction in the North East

References

External links

Report by ITV News on 2 April 2020 on NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber
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Yorkshire and the Humber Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. The population in 2011 was 5,284,000 with its largest settlements being Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York. It is ...