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<p>The National Health Service has two ‘Trexler’ beds on stand-by 24 hours a day at
the Royal Free Hospital in London, available for use within six hours maximum to allow
staff to be mobilised. If needed further beds at the Royal Free Hospital, Newcastle
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital and Sheffield
Teaching Hospital would be made available, totalling 12 beds.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p>The Department believes this will be sufficient even in the event of an increase
in the numbers of cases of Ebola in this country. If there is a significant upscale
in numbers further beds could be made available. This would amount to at least 26
beds referenced in the Secretary of State for Health’s statement on 13 October, <em>Official
Report, </em>Column 30.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
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