NHS waiting lists have risen to another record high as top doctors warn winter will be “appalling” for hospitals if strikes drag on. Figures show 7.75million people were waiting for treatment at th…
NHS waiting lists have risen to another record high as top doctors warn winter will be “appalling” for hospitals if strikes drag on.More than 2.1million people went to casualty and 999 crews received 827,690 calls, with 77,553 top priority ambulance callouts.
Dr Tim Cooksley, of the Society for Acute Medicine, added: “In light of current immense strain, industrial action must be resolved before theThousands of foreign doctors could be recruited to help break NHS strikesBoth have threatened to keep protesting deep into 2024 if they don’t get a better pay deal from ministers, who are refusing to budge.
“Despite this, it is clear from today’s figures that NHS staff are working incredibly hard to deliver for patients with 10 per cent more patients coming off the waiting list in August than the same month before the pandemic.” Long waits are the NHS’ priority but began to increase again in August, with 396,643 having been on the list for more than a year.central pledge of both main political parties
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