Tag: pressures
BBC goes inside hospital battling unprecedented winter pressures
“Can that chap sit, do we think?” asks Dr Raj Paw, a senior consultant in the emergency department at Warwick Hospital. He is speaking about a patient in his 90s who was brought in after collapsing at home, where he was found cold and confused. Now he is stable. Could that open up a bed?…
Winter pressures ‘as bad as strain of pandemic’
The pressures in A&E are as bad as they were in the pandemic, NHS bosses say. With flu cases continuing to rise and the cold weather, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said hospitals were under “exceptional pressure” and facing “mammoth demand”. He said some staff were saying the strain being placed on…
Ambulance pressures remain as critical incident ends
A critical incident declared by the Welsh ambulance service has been stood down. It comes after its boss urged people to “drink sensibly” at new year to help reduce demand, following a 340-call backlog on Monday. “While the critical incident is behind us, significant pressures remain, and it’s really important that the public play their…