Troops to be deployed in London to help NHS amid staff shortages (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)Armed forces personnel have been deployed in London to assist the NHS as Covid and staff shortages put major pressure on the health service. The surge in Covid cases of the new Omicron variant has hit the capital hard, while across the country there are 17 NHS trusts which have declared critical incidents. Sign up to our daily Daventry Express Today newsletter The i newsletter cut through the noise Sign up Thanks for signing up! Another 32 military co-responders are being provided to support the South Central Ambulance Service, working alongside paramedics until the end of March. “The Prime Minister and others can no longer be dismissive of questions about the ability of NHS staff to deliver safe care.

Source: Express January 07, 2022 07:06 UTC