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Hospitals dilute ICU nurse ratios as staff absences soar

By 2021-07-22T14:32:00

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Hospitals in covid hotspots have been forced to start diluting their nurse-to-patient ratios in critical care units, after seeing staff absence levels soar in recent weeks.

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