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<p>Since April 2013, NHS England has commissioned 15 adult respiratory extra corporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) beds per annum from five providers. In periods of high
demand, capacity can be increased in line with an agreed standard operating procedure.</p><p>
</p><p>During the period 1 November to 31 March, NHS England monitors capacity on
a weekly basis (increasing this frequency if required). The number of adult beds occupied
in each week from 20 November to 7 January, as recorded on a Monday afternoon (unless
otherwise indicated), was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Number
of adult beds occupied</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20 November</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27
November</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 December</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11
December</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18 December</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22
December (Friday)</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27 December (Wednesday)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29
December (Friday)</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 January (Tuesday)</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>To help protect patient identity, in the weeks where the number of beds occupied
was fewer than 10, it is not possible to give the exact number of beds occupied.</p><p>
</p><p>As with adult ECMO beds, from April 2013 NHS England has also commissioned
paediatric respiratory ECMO beds from five providers. In periods of high demand, capacity
at these providers can be increased in line with an agreed standard operating procedure.
There is no set number of beds per provider because the number of paediatric cases
is very small. It is not possible to give information about the number of paediatric
beds occupied in each week from 20 November to 7 January due to patient confidentiality.</p>
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