The state of the NHS provider sector 2020

The state of the NHS provider sector 2020 This briefing sets out the results of the annual survey which reflects trusts’ focus on learning from the first wave of the pandemic and doing all they can to restore services safely. However, the results also highlight a strong sense among trust leaders that we are entering an unpredictable time - at its very worst a ‘perfect storm’ consisting of a second wave of COVID-19, seasonal winter pressures, workforce burnout, staff shortages, an unstable social care system, and the ongoing threat of a no-deal Brexit looming. NHS Providers 

See also:

• NHS faces drug shortages as Brexit stockpile used in Covid crisis The Guardian 
• Coronavirus: NHS staff struggle with burnout as they warn hospital bosses about looming second wave The Independent