The hospital is one of a of seven temporary sites providing surge capacity across England during the coronavirus pandemic. Captain Tom Moore spoke via video-link at the opening.
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Staff at the Harrogate Nightingale Hospital on opening day. | jpimedia Photo: Simon Hulme
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The temporary hospital can hold 500 beds. | jpimedia Photo: Simon Hulme
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The hospital is in the Harrogate Convention Centre. | jpimedia Photo: Simon Hulme
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Amazing NHS staff who will help care for those with Covid-19. | jpimedia Photo: Simon Hulme
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Pictures of the NHS staff recruited to run the new Nightingale Hospital in Harrogate outside the hospital at today's opening led by Chief Nurse Amanda Stanford and Medical Director Yvette Oade | jpimedia Photo: Simon Hulme
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Medical equipment next to a bed at the NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and Humber in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. | pa Photo: Danny Lawson