The affects on the winter climate and the responsibilities of the government in terms of the health of its public through the NHS is discussed in this article. The column also discusses the problems NHS A&E departments in previous years come the winter months, and targets the current government for not improving the current health issues that have been risen, meaning that currently ‘one in 10 of patients in A&E have to wait more than four hours’ in London hospitals.
Related articles
- Demand soars at busiest A&E units (theguardian.com)
- A&E winter crisis deepens as NHS in England misses target to see 95% of patients within four hours (dailymail.co.uk)
- A&Es fail to meet four-hour target as winter pressure bites (theguardian.com)
- A&Es start to feel winter pressure (standard.co.uk)
- A&E treatment times miss target as winter puts strain on hospitals (theguardian.com)
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