The idea that saved many lives in Manchester as the country braced for Omicron
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn the run up to last Christmas, the NHS was preparing for a huge wave of Omicron infections. Cases were soaring to eye-watering levels, and there were fears about how those most at risk from the virus would be impacted.
Despite huge numbers of patients coming through the doors, busy doctors and nurses at one hospital trust gave up what little time they had to build a vital new service. READ MORE:How Omicron brought our NHS - and its staff - 'one admission away from disaster' The Coronavirus Medicines Delivery Unit (CMDU) was launched by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust on December 22.
Since then, it's helped stop hundreds of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester who have tested positive for the virus being admitted to hospital.
Dr Tim Felton is a clinician in ICU at Wythenshawe Hospital and clinical lead for the Covid-19 Medicine Delivery Unit. He was asked to lend his expertise to launching the service as the country was braced for Omicron to take hold.
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