NHS Trusts have prepared for a tough winter but patient risk remains

NHS Trusts have prepared for a tough winter but patient risk remains NHS trusts have done all they can to prepare for extra winter pressures. Local and national planning for winter is more extensive and meticulous than ever before. But the health service may be sorely tested in the coming months as it is already at or close to full stretch. Trusts are working hard to minimise the risks for patients. NHS Providers

See also:

• Ready and resilient? How NHS trusts have prepared for winter NHS Providers
• The risks remain but the NHS is as ready as it can be for winter NHS Providers
• Hospitals already full to bursting as pressures mount, warn NHS chiefs The Daily Telegraph
• NHS bosses sound alarm over hospitals already running at 99% capacity The Guardian
• NHS chiefs warn of 'severe pressure' going into winter months ITV News