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
Meanwhile, in a high-dependency unit, cancer patient Michael McAliskey was grateful that the struggling system was still able to cope.
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021
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
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
Evelina London children’s hospital followed suit, rejecting £400,000 pledged last Thursday by the restaurant tycoon Richard Caring, whose name was to be inscribed on a high-dependency unit.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 2018
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