'The worst by a cataclysmic margin': the race to save the NHS from Covid

As patients wait in ambulances and some hospitals say they can no longer provide high-standard critical care, what’s next?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn Monday, just before Boris Johnson announced another lockdown, the chief medical officers of the four UK nations issued a plainly worded joint statement warning that the health service could soon by overwhelmed.“Many parts of the health systems in the four nations are already under immense pressure,” they said, “with substantial numbers of Covid patients in hospitals and in intensive care. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/08/the-worst-by-a-cataclysmic-margin-the-race-to-save-the-nhs-from-covid #coronavirus #nhs #health #society #health_policy #hospitals #politics #uk_news