On top of this, distressing stories of people waiting hours, or even days, for ambulances regularly hit the headlines. And it’s not even winter yet, with another covid wave, a bad flu season, and even doctors strikes all possible in the coming months. “The context for the new health secretary is grim,” Hugh Alderwick, director of policy at the Health Foundation, told The BMJ. “Health and care services in England are under extraordinary strain, and more people are struggling to get the care they need. The cost-of-living crisis will put even more pressure on people and public services over winter.”

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2022 18:03 UTC