NHS England's medical director, Sir Bruce Keogh has said that "Winter is going to a particular issue" due to the sheer pressure of increasing patient numbers on the National Health Service and local Accident & Emergency departments.
Sir Bruce Keogh's comments follow a statement released by the College of Emergency Medicines warning of a shortage of emergency doctors has the potential to put patients at risk which combined with the latest figures by the National Audit Office showing an increase in emergency admissions throughout the UK.
Sir Bruce Keogh's comments follow a statement released by the College of Emergency Medicines warning of a shortage of emergency doctors has the potential to put patients at risk which combined with the latest figures by the National Audit Office showing an increase in emergency admissions throughout the UK.
