'We've been preparing since the spring' Addenbrooke's Hospital ready to face winter pressures

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Bosses at Addenbrooke's Hospital say they are in 'as good a shape as they possibly can be' as they prepare for the usual winter pressures which may become compounded by any increase in coronavirus cases.

As part of preparations, all staff at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge are being offered flu vaccinations.


The hospital has also introduced new measures to prepare for any increase in coronavirus cases, including:

  • New bed plans to look after patients with both coronavirus and other conditions.

  • New ways of using PPE.

  • And new one way systems around the hospital to keep social distancing to an absolute maximum.


Watch an interview with Roland Sinker, the Chief Executive of Cambridge University Hospitals