A&E doctor sorry for 'third world conditions' as NHS winter crisis bites

Tweet by Dr Richard Fawcett of Royal Stoke hospital throws spotlight on rising number buckling under strain despite intensive NHS winter planning

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Growing numbers of hospitals are struggling to cope with the onset of the NHS’s winter crisis, with one A&E doctor apologising to patients for the “third world conditions” in his overcrowded unit.

Milton Keynes hospital admitted that it was under “extreme and sustained pressure” because of the “very high” number of patients turning up and needing to be treated as medical emergencies.

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Continue reading... January 02, 2018 at 07:16PM