NHS winter crisis begins as doctors accuse government of ‘writing off’ patients
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THE NHS winter crisis has already begun, leading A&E doctors have warned as a survey shows 83 per cent are treating patients in corridors.
A new snapshot poll from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), published today, found the vast majority are not confident their departments will cope well over the winter months.
The study found 51 per cent have patients being cared for in ambulances outside the department.
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