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high-dependency

British  

adjective

  1. needing or providing a more than usually high level of healthcare

    a shortage of high-dependency beds

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The surgery takes about three hours and the patient is immediately started on anti-rejection drugs and goes into a high-dependency unit.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2019

The ship, part of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, has a fully equipped hospital including critical care and high-dependency units.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2014

RFA Argus, which has a fully equipped hospital including critical care and high-dependency units, will leave for Sierra Leone next week.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2014

More than 200 people with learning disabilities or mental illnesses are patients or residents at 20 high-dependency units run by the company.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2013

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