NHS pressures – future trends

NHS pressures – future trends The NHS has come under unprecedented pressure this winter, with A&E attendances, waiting times and admissions rising to alarming levels. The BMA is undertaking regular analysis on our new pressure points in the NHS webpage, where we have highlighted several worrying trends as spiraling demand outstrips the ability of services to cope.

What pressures will the NHS be under this summer?

Based on current trends, our assessment is that rather than experiencing the customary fall in pressures this summer, the NHS will experience similar levels of demand and activity this summer as it did in the winter of just two or three years ago.

See also:

• Does the NHS face another year's misery? BBC News
• NHS 'winter crisis' will continue through summer, BMA warns GPonline
• NHS is facing year-round crisis, says British Medical Association The Guardian
• NHS 'winter crisis' will extend into summer, doctors warn ITV News