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07th Jan 2022

Army deployed to London hospitals as PM warned he can no longer ‘dismiss’ NHS staffing warnings

Charlie Herbert

17 hospital trusts in England have declared critical incidents because of staffing shortages

Around 200 Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to London hospitals to support the NHS as it struggled with staff shortages.

Military medics will assist NHS doctors and nurses with patient care, while general duty personnel will help fill gaps caused by other absences.

The Ministry of Defence will provide 40 defence medics and 160 general duty personnel for the next three weeks, reports Sky News.