NHS winter crisis: hospitals across England report they are full

NHS winter crisis: hospitals across England report they are full Fifteen hospitals across England were left without any spare beds on at least one day this month as the National Health Service braces itself for a winter crisis. The strain facing hospitals – which could escalate if temperatures fall in coming weeks – were highlighted in figures from NHS England on daily winter pressures. The lack of beds could lead to ambulances being diverted to other hospitals, patients forced to wait longer on trolleys and mothballed wards being brought back into service. iNews