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Bed spaces can easily and quickly be generated - they have put in a 500 bed emergency hospital in London in 2 weeks and will expand it as needed up to 4000 beds. More are going in to other cities.
The issue is staffing them, they need 4 staff per bed (2 shifts per day) - it takes so long to train doctors and nurses, you can't just whistle them up. You want a resilient health service? You have to pay for it!
Exactly. When I referred to 'bed space' staff, equipment, and floor space is what I meant. People are willing to spend when they need it. The rest of the time they will resist. People in general are dumb panic tending creatures.