NHS England said teams across the service had been planning for a ‘busy’ winter period since the start of summer
The NHS in England is “not sufficiently resilient” ahead of what could be a “difficult” winter, a top doctor has warned as health leaders were meeting to examine winter preparedness plans for the service.
Dr Boyle said he would call for urgent action to tackle the number of people waiting for more than 12 hours in A&E. The number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A&E departments in England from a decision to admit to actually being admitted was 23,934 in July, down 10 per cent from 26,531 in June.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay added: “Winter is always an extremely busy period and we’re working across the NHS to make services more resilient, ensuring those who most need help and support will get the care they need. When it announced the plans in July, health service leaders said that it was expecting this winter to be “difficult” for the health service.
“Thanks to the actions taken, waiting times for ambulances and A&E services are lower compared to last year and the public can play their part over winter by accessing services in line with their needs – using primary care, pharmacy and 111 online or 999 in an emergency.”
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