Government should 'declare national NHS major incident' as service under same strain as first wave of Covid
The government should declare a national NHS major incident to rescue the healthcare system from the current crisis, a senior health official says.
Declaring a national NHS major incident would mean all four UK nations would co-ordinate their response and allocate resources to help meet the overwhelming demand for care that is enveloping many hospitals around the country. Taking that step would help combat the current situation, Dr Cooksley says, which NHS chiefs believe is having a similar effect on the service to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.“The current situation in urgent and emergency care is shocking.
Early on New Year’s Day, interim chief executive of NHS Providers Saffron Cordery told the PA news agency that the NHS is under “equivalent levels of pressure” as during the early stage of the pandemic. “There must be a seven-day range of healthcare options to which NHS 111 and primary care can direct patients and hospitals must urgently expand same day emergency care – delivered by acute medical teams – for patients referred from primary care and NHS 111. Patients with specialty hospital referrals need a rapid response and a treatment plan that minimises unnecessary admission to improve flow and prevent delays so they can be moved from ambulances quickly and treated in safe areas.
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