We offer treatment services in general psychiatry, addictions and eating disorders, plus specialist services. By James Tapsfield, Political Editor and David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline, Published: 10:54 GMT, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 10:39 GMT, 2 April 2020. Mr Jenrick said he expects 25,000 tests a day by the 'middle of April'. But the PM faces mounting fury over the failure to get anywhere near the levels being carried out in countries like Germany - which is carrying out more than 70,000 a day, while the UK is still well below 10,000. A senior doctor with knowledge of the government's planned response told the paper: 'There is a two-tier system but it's a medically appropriate two-tier system,. It is an invisible enemy and we all need to work together to combat the outbreak. The facility will be used to treat Covid-19 patients transferred from intensive care units across London. Up to 200 soldiers a day have been helping in the construction of the Docklands hospital. Work has also begun to transform the Welsh rugby stadium into a 500-bed hospital for coronavirus patients. A retired nurse from Northern Ireland will go back to work on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic to head the new mega hospital. Soldiers have played a key role in getting the unit open for business in just a week, with some comparing it to the First World War Battle of the Somme in being the biggest test of their careers. Some 1,789 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have now died, while the total infection toll has surpassed 25,000 - but the true size of the outbreak remains a mystery because of the UK's controversial policy to only test patients in hospital. Split into more than 80 wards containing 42 beds each, the Nightingale will become one of the biggest hospitals in the world, according to Ms Forrest. It was revealed the virus was deemed only a 'moderate risk' to Britain by top scientists five weeks ago. It doesn't matter if they are civilian or military. Want the best Coventry and Warwickshire news delivered straight to your inbox? Nuneaton hospital staff are being asked to volunteer at the super Birmingham Nightingale Hospital. The so-called Nightingale hospitals are being built in Birmingham, Manchester and at the Excel centre in East London. The new Nightingale hospital at London’s ExCeL centre. Careers at Nightingale Hospital. The NHS Nightingale hospital, comprising of two wards, each of 2,000 people, has been set up to help tackle coronavirus. A British firm producing millions of pounds worth of coronavirus tests is selling most of them abroad because the UK doesn't have enough laboratories to use them. Nightingale Hospital is a makeshift 4,000-bed “field hospital” and will be staffed by a combination of NHS staff and some military medical personnel. One of Tuesday's victims was only 19 years old and had no underlying conditions that made them more vulnerable to the life-threatening complications of the illness. St John Ambulance volunteer Mary Strutt found herself helping Covid-19 patients on the front line. Information on the role of volunteers at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. These are our comrades, there's no difference. Helping to oversee the building of NHS Nightingale is his last job before he retires. MailOnline understands their death was recorded at North Middlesex University Hospital in Enfield, north London. It came as a huge NHS coronavirus swabbing site stood deserted yesterday despite the urgent need for more patients and medics to be examined. While the Nightingale will be able to provide up to 4,000 ventilator beds if they are needed, NHS London will still have control over the 'most precious resources', he added. It is a perfect location,' he said. Research tell us that 93% of our student volunteers believe that taking part in volunteering has increased their employability. NHS Nightingale, which is in the Excel conference centre in London's Docklands, is due to open today despite building work only starting last Wednesday. Speaking to visiting reporters, Ms Forrest said a 'scary' number of staff would be needed to run the facility at full capacity and appealed for volunteers to come forward. 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To run one ward we need 200 members of staff.'. It is more the threat is one we can't see.'. Tina Milton, director of cabin services, added: 'The NHS is at the forefront of dealing with this health emergency but the training and skills our cabin crew have, working closely with the medical professionals, could help make a real difference.'. NHS Nightingale Birmingham will provide an additional facility for patients with COVID-19, helping to ensure there is enough critical care capacity in acute settings to help the most seriously ill patients. The NHS is anticipating a COVID-19 'tsunami' as the peak of infection rates nears, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that Britons can only leave their homes for essential reasons or may be fined, in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (pictured, the ExCel centre which will be used as a temporary hospital). 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