One of the eight temporary units will be located at St George's Hospital in Tooting.
The hubs will be located at the Royal Preston hospital in Lancashire, St James' University Hospital in Leeds, Lister Hospital in Stevenage, St George's Hospital in Tooting, the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, North Bristol Hospital, Solihull Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham, and University Hospitals Leicester.were set up in England during the first wave of the pandemic at dedicated locations such as the Excel exhibition centre in east London.
An email seen by the BBC from Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to its staff said that the hubs could be "activated in extremis". Then large venues such as conference centres were pressed into service for an anticipated surge in seriously ill Covid patients. Only those patients who are close to being discharged and need minimal support will be cared for at these facilities.
The NHS will also be increasing its use of virtual wards where patients are monitored via remote technology.
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