Jeremy Hunt sets out the measures to relieve 'distressed' A&Es

Jeremy Hunt sets out the measures to relieve 'distressed' A&Es The Health Secretary has told the Commons how hospital trusts can relieve their 'distressed' emergency departments on a temporary basis.

Jeremy Hunt was also responding to claims from the Red Cross that the NHS was facing a 'humanitarian crisis'. BBC News

See also:

• Statement to Parliament: Mental health and NHS performance Department of Health
• Hunt casts doubt over A&E target BBC News
• Jeremy Hunt says one in three of us shouldn't be in casualty as ops are axed The Daily Mail
• Jeremy Hunt makes emergency statement on NHS The Daily Telegraph
• GP referrals blocked as Hunt says seven-day service can end NHS 'humanitarian crisis' GP Online
• GPs could be drafted in to support struggling urgent care services, says Hunt GP Online
• This isn’t a freak day – this is winter in the NHS The Guardian
• The Guardian view on the NHS crisis: Theresa May is in denial | Editorial The Guardian
• Jeremy Hunt accused of watering down four-hour A&E waiting target The Guardian
• Jeremy Hunt: up to 30% of people using A&E departments do not need emergency care – video The Guardian
• Jeremy Hunt rejects Red Cross claim of NHS 'humanitarian crisis' – video The Guardian
• Red Cross NHS remark touches nerve with Conservatives The Guardian
• Chart highlights NHS hospital bed shortage crisis in comparison to other European countries The Independent
• NHS crisis: Intensive care bed shortages are forcing doctors to choose who lives and dies The Independent
• Senior A&E doctor declares working in NHS emergency medicine 'sucks you in and spits you out' The Independent
• When to go to A&E: Patients urged to consider other options amid NHS hospital crisis The Independent
• Hunt: 'Unprecedented demand' on NHS after A&E visits surge ITV News