Frontline NHS staff 'under same pressure as at height of COVID pandemic'
Thursday, 9 January 2025 A&E NHS staff are under the same pressure as they were "during the height of the pandemic", a health chief has warned, as emergency departments have had their busiest year on record.
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Sir Keir Starmer says he is “really pleased” the government has delivered on its manifesto promise of two million extra NHS appointments but adds there is “lots, lots more to do”. NHS England figures show that between July and November 2024 there were almost 2.2 million more appointments compared with the equivalent period in 2023. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the government has delivered on its manifesto promise of two million extra NHS appointments but adds “there is a hell of a lot more to do” to bring down waiting times and deal with a “wide range of pressures in the NHS”. NHS England figures show that between July and November 2024 there were almost 2.2 million more appointments compared with the equivalent period in 2023. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Thursday, 9 January 2025
A&E NHS staff are under the same pressure as they were "during the height of the pandemic", a health chief has warned, as emergency departments have had their busiest year on record.
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