Clearing the backlog caused by the pandemic

This report finds that elective recovery plans are threatened by pressure on emergency care with a record number of 999 calls and waiting times in emergency departments at record levels. It concludes that tackling the wider backlog caused by the pandemic is a major and ' unquantifiable ' challenge. It calls for a broad national health and care recovery plan to include mental health, primary care, community care and social care as well as emergency care.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news