The NHS is 'quietly disintegrating' under the pressure of a 5.3 million-strong waiting list, a palliative care doctor has warned. According to Rachel Clarke, there is currently a 'silent epidemic of unseen, unheard suffering' in the health system 'like nothing we have known before.' 'There is a silent epidemic of unseen, unheard suffering in the NHS today, like nothing we have known before. Her diagnosis is that the UK's world-renowned health system is in fact 'closer to terminal than thriving'. Dr Clarke added: 'It is no exaggeration to say I do not know a single doctor or nurse who believes that the NHS as we know it will survive much longer.'

Source: The Nation July 25, 2021 17:48 UTC