Monday 10 December 2018

Hospitals in race to combat ‘toughest ever’ winter crisis for NHS

Hospitals in race to combat ‘toughest ever’ winter crisis for NHS Health service sets up emergency measures as number of A&E patients surges

Hospitals are bringing in GPs, reopening mothballed wards and offering daycare for their staff’s children in a desperate attempt to avoid being overwhelmed this winter.

NHS trusts are expanding A&Es, paying for patients to be cared for in nursing homes and looking after more people at home to help them cope with the impending winter crisis, which experts have warned will be the toughest ever. Patients also face being moved between hospitals to help relieve overcrowding as the NHS braces for a surge in demand during December, January and February. The Guardian

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