high-dependency
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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This will involve picking up potentially hundreds more children who are less sick, known as level 2 – those who need a high-dependency hospital bed – but with no more resources.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
In 2023, she won the Para Swimming World Championships in Manchester only days after recovering from respiratory illness related to her asthma that ended with her being admitted to a high-dependency hospital.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
Dr Toni Wolff, who chairs the British Academy of Childhood Disability, told BBC News some families with severely disabled children had "what are essentially high-dependency units" of medical equipment at home.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2023
A couple of minutes later, the anaesthetist appeared, agreed with his nursing colleague’s opinion and, less than 10 minutes after that, the patient was transferred to the high-dependency unit for urgent medical treatment.
From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2018
The teenager has since been moved from intensive care to a high-dependency ward.
From The Guardian • May 23, 2010
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