In full: New coronavirus ventilators will “reach NHS next week”

UK senior minister Michael Gove has confirmed the first of thousands of new ventilators will be completed and delivered to the NHS next week. He said: "We have just over 8,000 ventilators deployed in NHS hospitals now. This number has increased since the epidemic began thanks to the hard work>>>

Continue reading

Ford is using stock car parts to upgrade the design of ventilators and respirators

Can fans used to keep the seats of a pick up truck cool be repurposed to create more efficient medical ventilators? Can portable auto battery packs result in longer-lasting mobile medical equipment? In a joint briefing this morning (March 24), Ford, GE, and 3M announced that they’re combining resources and>>>

Continue reading

Coronavirus: Why doesn’t the UK have enough ventilators?

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has appealed for more ventilators, saying the NHS would buy any number a manufacturer can make amid the coronavirus outbreak. On Sophy Ridge on Sunday, the chairman of the British Medical Association said under-funding in key medical equipment has left the UK in a "far worse">>>

Continue reading