- Reference: 2020/4540
- Question by: Onkar Sahota
- Meeting date: 17 December 2020
In an ICU, the critical care nurse to patient ratio should be 1:1. During the first wave, at its peak, the ratio reached 1:6. The focus and concern should not be about the number of ICU beds available, but instead about the number of trained critical care staff to care for those in ICU. Are you concerned about the pressures on London’s nurses and other NHS staff?