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
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
McLaughlin is in a high-dependency unit at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry, where her condition was initially life-threatening but later downgraded.
From The Guardian • May 7, 2018
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
Mr Compton said some elective surgery will be postponed for a week in order for hospitals to "meet the need for specialist intensive care and other high-dependency services".
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2011
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