War Casualties Put UK Hospitals Under Strain – Ahead Of Fresh Afghan Offensive -- The Guardian
New beds to be opened to handle rise in UK troops injured as defence secretary warns of "real risk" of new fatalities.
Hospitals treating casualties of the war in Afghanistan are close to capacity and coming under growing pressure from the number of troops wounded by the Taliban-led insurgency, a report by parliament's independent watchdog warns today.
The demands are so great that the Ministry of Defence will today announce an increase in the number of ward beds at its rehabilitation centre, at Headley Court in Surrey, from 66 to 96, the Guardian has learned.
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My Comment: An ominous sign of what the commanders in the field are expecting.