high-dependency

adjective

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

   a shortage of high-dependency beds

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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Meanwhile, in a high-dependency unit, cancer patient Michael McAliskey was grateful that the struggling system was still able to cope.

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Joy Halliday, consultant in intensive care and acute medicine, is in charge of a high-dependency unit for COVID-19.

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Back in the high-dependency unit, Halliday and other staff managed to forge close bonds with the patients, despite having to wear full protective gear and interact from behind masks and visors.

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