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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20/06/19 18:33, Colin Smale wrote:<br>
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<p>On 2019-06-20 10:27, Joseph Eisenberg wrote:</p>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:
monospace">'I would think that the bed count would be a
reasonable guide for the<br>
staffing levels.'<br>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:
monospace">Would that include the beds in wards or departments
that are temporarily closed due to shortages of staff or
funding? Thinking of the UK here.</div>
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<pre>Considering that the request for these tags comes from HOT, which would be for an emergency, I would think the total number including those 'closed'. </pre>
<pre>Bringing more staff for an emergency is relativity easy compared to equipping more hospital beds. </pre>
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