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Frail coronavirus patients may be denied critical care under NHS ‘scale’ system designed to free up ICU beds for those most likely to recover

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It does not discriminate against age, but it does weigh up underlying conditions and overall health. . Under codenames Project Oyster and Project Penguin, the consortium has used its design and building resources to deliver two models in two weeks. Experts are unsure why the death rates are so high. .

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Fury over NHS ‘coronavirus scoring system’ which treats learning disability patients like a ‘sub-class of the population’

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But it discriminates against people with learning disabilities who may need round-the-clock care, according University of London professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne. . But it discriminates against people with learning disabilities who may need round-the-clock care, according University of London professor Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (pictured).