Producers of BBC medical drama Holby City have donated fully working ventilators from its set at Elstree to be used in London’s new NHS Nightingale Hospital amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The news was shared in a BBC Studios tweet, with a photo of workers unloading equipment from a van.
Holby City executive producer Simon Harper said they wanted to help “the courageous and selfless real-life medics”.
The drama, which is set in a fictional West Country city, has current paused production amid the coronavirus outbreak.
It is not yet clear how many ventilators have been donated, or why operational medical equipment was used on set.
Holby City producers have donated fully working ventilators from its set at Elstree to be used in London’s new NHS Nightingale Hospital (Image: BBC)
Holby City and fellow BBC medical drama, Casualty, announced plans to donate protective equipment and other kit from their sets to the NHS last month.
London’s temporary Nightingale Hospital is able to hold as many as 4,000 patients.
It is the first of several such facilities planned across the UK.
There are also Nightingale hospitals in Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Harrogate.
Two more were announced on Friday on Wearside and in Exeter.
The news was shared in a BBC Studios tweet, with a photo of workers unloading equipment from a van
The government are currently trying to source thousands more ventilators to help ease the pressure on hospitals caused by the pandemic.
Many British manufacturers are helping by turning their operations to making novel ventilators.
The government has also placed an order for 10,000 newly-designed machines from technology firm Dyson.
It was announced yesterday that thee UK recorded its highest daily death toll since the outbreak began, with another 980 recorded hospital deaths, bringing the total to 8,958.
Holby City returns to BBC One on Tuesday at 8pm
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