{"id":282360,"date":"2025-11-25T11:27:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/282360\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:27:05","slug":"nhs-in-north-west-how-hospitals-are-getting-ready-to-cope-this-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/282360\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS in North West: How hospitals are getting ready to cope this winter"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Flu is the big one’ warns head of nursingpublished at 10:57 GMT<\/p>\n

10:57 GMT<\/p>\n

\"\"Mat Trewern
BBC Radio Manchester<\/p>\n

I\u2019m at Wythenshawe Hospital in South Manchester, which is a
\nleading centre for heart and lung transplants, treating patients across the
\nNorth West and beyond. <\/p>\n

Fun fact – surgeons here carried out the hospital\u2019s
\nfirst heart transplant back in 1987. <\/p>\n

On a chilly morning, the main out-patients department here
\nat Wythenshawe is quickly coming to life. The early morning cleaners have been
\nthrough, getting the unit ready for another day.<\/p>\n

Patients are arriving for
\ntheir appointments, many asking staff for directions to find exactly where in
\nthe hospital they need to be. And the out-patients caf\u00e9 is open, with nurses
\nand patients queuing for their coffee and snacks.<\/p>\n

Paul Joynson-Robbins, the hospital\u2019s director of nursing
\ntold me they had a \u201creally busy\u201d day yesterday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe had more than 400 patients come through our Accident
\n& Emergency Department for treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the big one we\u2019re preparing for this winter is flu. We
\nhave a very active flu campaign, vaccinating our staff and the vulnerable
\npatients in our care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catch up on all the latest at BBC Radio Manchester<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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