Fire crews drafted in to help NHS cope with 'extreme pressure' ahead

Fire crews drafted in to help NHS cope with 'extreme pressure' ahead Fire crews will be drafted in to take patients home from an NHS trust which has been beset by winter crises.

Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust has agreed the plans with fire services in a bid to prevent overcrowding and bedblocking.

Under the arrangement, the fire service will be used to bring vulnerable patients home, settle them and check surroundings are safe, officials said. The Daily Telegraph