This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/this-winter-expected-to-be-worst-ever-for-nhs-11240610 By Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent Performance figures for January will show how far hospitals are slipping behind performance targets. NHS England will today confirm this winter has been among the most challenging on record. Performance statistics will later be published which will reveal how hospitals have struggled to cope with a…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-winter-crisis-medical-students-help-short-staff-hospital-cuts-health-a8159271.html By Caroline Mortimer Inexperienced undergraduates are being asked to plug labour gaps as NHS trusts struggle to cope with increased pressure Undergraduate medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis because hospitals are so short-staffed. Despite not yet qualifying as doctors, medical students are being asked to volunteer on A&E units as they struggle…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-staff-flu-jab-hospitals-christmas-crisis-ill-health-vulnerable-patients-treatment-beds-a8122651.html By: Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Tens of thousands of operations to be put on hold to prepare for ‘surge’ of holiday illnesses Hospitals have been told to cancel tens of thousands of non-emergency operations until the New Year as winter pressures keep ratcheting up and MPs warn the NHS is heading for a “Christmas crisis”. The advice followed vaccination figures showing…