Health service leader says UK hospitals already face bed shortages and rise in norovirus cases
Strikes by junior doctors increase the risk that the NHS will become “overwhelmed” by winter pressures early in the new year, a senior health service leader has warned.
Their walkouts, happening at the same time as hospitals are struggling with the usual surge in cold weather illness, could propel the NHS towards a “tipping point”, Matthew Taylor said.
Continue reading…Health service leader says UK hospitals already face bed shortages and rise in norovirus casesStrikes by junior doctors increase the risk that the NHS will become “overwhelmed” by winter pressures early in the new year, a senior health service leader has warned.Their walkouts, happening at the same time as hospitals are struggling with the usual surge in cold weather illness, could propel the NHS towards a “tipping point”, Matthew Taylor said. Continue reading…