Army and Navy arrive to help hospital through 'another challenging period'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Armed forces personnel are beginning to be stationed at hospitals across Greater Manchester as non-urgent surgeries and appointments restart.

Hospital trusts across the region have been posting on social media showing members of the Army and the Navy training and working in wards.

Around 120 Army and Navy personnel are being deployed into hospitals to help manage the ongoing impacts brought by the Omicron wave of coronavirus.

This also coincides non-urgent surgeries and appointments restarting after pausing for a fortnight due to high levels of staff absences. READ MORE:Good news as Greater Manchester's latest Covid data is released Armed forces staff are intended to stabilise continuing staffing pressures and help in preparing sites for the restoration of elective hospital activity.