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Scientists warn Britain to step up coronavirus testing

16 March 2020

As the Financial Times asks whether the UK needs to step up its testing regime for coronavirus and find ways of increasing the number of critical care beds the NHS can call on during the epidemic, Candesic's Dr Michelle Tempest highlights that many private hospitals do not have intensive care units and employ doctors who also work in the NHS, potentially leading to a future battle for trained clinical carers between the two sectors.