Quote Originally Posted by Pat Vegas View Post
Exactly. I was watching the news last week and they said a hospital in Manchester was at 97% Capacity.
I don't find this shocknig as I assume most hospitals in the UK are like this all the time anyway.
That's correct. Our hospitals customarily operate at or near capacity at all times.

The point is that if there is a significant spike in ICU admissions, then you get over 100% capacity in no time at all - which neans that people are no longer receiving adequate care and significant numbers of preventable deaths start occurring very quickly.