These figures are alarming and highlight the pressures facing overcrowded, overstretched hospital departments – Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Health, responding to analysis from the Nuffield Trust, said:
“These figures are alarming and highlight the pressures facing overcrowded, overstretched hospital departments this winter.
“The Government urgently needs to take action to make sure that our NHS can cope over the busy winter period and is able to provide the best possible care for patients.”
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