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|image_caption=Constructed in January 2022 | |image_caption=Constructed in January 2022 | ||
|location=Bristol, England | |location=Bristol, England | ||
| − | |description=A temporary [[Nightingale Hospital]] built in [[Bristol]] to deal with the [[Omicron variant]]. | + | |description=A temporary [[Nightingale Hospital]] was built in [[Bristol]] in January 2022, ostensibly to deal with the [[Omicron variant]]. It closed without having treated a single patient. |
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| − | The '''Bristol Covid surge hub''' | + | The '''Bristol Covid surge hub''' was built to deal with [[COVID-19]] patients.<ref>https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristols-covid-surge-hub-temporary-6419143</ref> Located in the grounds of Southmead Hospital, the site held 100 patients.<ref>https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-01-12/the-covid-surge-hub-being-built-at-a-hospital-in-bristol</ref> The authorities officially built it in expectation of a huge Omicron surge;<ref>https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/coronavirus-surge-hub-to-be-set-up-at-southmead-hospital/</ref> |
| − | The ''North Bristol NHS Trust'' | + | ==Overview== |
| − | + | The ''North Bristol NHS Trust'' was one of eight locations across England to be on standby. In late February, it was announced the 'surge hub' was to be dismantled, after treating no patients.<ref>https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristols-covid-nightingale-surge-hub-6720253</ref> | |
| − | In late February, it was announced the 'surge hub' was to be dismantled, after treating no patients.<ref>https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristols-covid-nightingale-surge-hub-6720253</ref> | ||
''[[The Telegraph]]'' reported that the 8 Covid new hubs across England cost £11m to build, but only one has treated any patients.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/02/nhs-nightingale-hubs-cost-11m-build-see-handful-patients/</ref> | ''[[The Telegraph]]'' reported that the 8 Covid new hubs across England cost £11m to build, but only one has treated any patients.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/02/nhs-nightingale-hubs-cost-11m-build-see-handful-patients/</ref> | ||
The 'surge hub' in Bristol was separate to the original Nightingale Hospital, which was built at the start of "the pandemic" inside a university conference centre in Frenchay. It closed down in April [[2021]], having also never been used. | The 'surge hub' in Bristol was separate to the original Nightingale Hospital, which was built at the start of "the pandemic" inside a university conference centre in Frenchay. It closed down in April [[2021]], having also never been used. | ||
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| + | == Purposes == | ||
| + | The role as a [[psychological operation]] to scare people into additional [[COVID injections]] is not to overlooked, in addition to the obvious potential for [[contract fraud]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 3 December 2024
 Constructed in January 2022 | |
| Date | January 2022 - March 2022 |
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| Description | A temporary Nightingale Hospital was built in Bristol in January 2022, ostensibly to deal with the Omicron variant. It closed without having treated a single patient. |
The Bristol Covid surge hub was built to deal with COVID-19 patients.[1] Located in the grounds of Southmead Hospital, the site held 100 patients.[2] The authorities officially built it in expectation of a huge Omicron surge;[3]
Overview
The North Bristol NHS Trust was one of eight locations across England to be on standby. In late February, it was announced the 'surge hub' was to be dismantled, after treating no patients.[4]
The Telegraph reported that the 8 Covid new hubs across England cost £11m to build, but only one has treated any patients.[5]
The 'surge hub' in Bristol was separate to the original Nightingale Hospital, which was built at the start of "the pandemic" inside a university conference centre in Frenchay. It closed down in April 2021, having also never been used.
Purposes
The role as a psychological operation to scare people into additional COVID injections is not to overlooked, in addition to the obvious potential for contract fraud.
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References
- ↑ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristols-covid-surge-hub-temporary-6419143
- ↑ https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2022-01-12/the-covid-surge-hub-being-built-at-a-hospital-in-bristol
- ↑ https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/coronavirus-surge-hub-to-be-set-up-at-southmead-hospital/
- ↑ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/bristols-covid-nightingale-surge-hub-6720253
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/02/02/nhs-nightingale-hubs-cost-11m-build-see-handful-patients/
