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Labour has called on the government to hold an urgent summit on how to alleviate pressure on A&E services in English hospitals.
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said local government, the emergency services and other NHS professionals needed to agree co-ordinated action.
Figures show the NHS has missed its four-hour A&E waiting time target.
In a letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Mr Burnham said there had been a "failure" to anticipate the situation.
Mr Burnham suggested the problem was linked to a loss of social care capacity this winter.
"You will know that I have repeatedly warned throughout this Parliament that severe cuts to social care could end up dragging down the NHS," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30705689
What I never understood (and still don't) is why they cut so many walk-in centres, surely they were ideal for people who couldn't get a GP appointment at short notice or out of hours, and for a number of other things
They had to be cheaper than A&Es to run...🙄
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said local government, the emergency services and other NHS professionals needed to agree co-ordinated action.
Figures show the NHS has missed its four-hour A&E waiting time target.
In a letter to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Mr Burnham said there had been a "failure" to anticipate the situation.
Mr Burnham suggested the problem was linked to a loss of social care capacity this winter.
"You will know that I have repeatedly warned throughout this Parliament that severe cuts to social care could end up dragging down the NHS," he said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30705689
What I never understood (and still don't) is why they cut so many walk-in centres, surely they were ideal for people who couldn't get a GP appointment at short notice or out of hours, and for a number of other things
They had to be cheaper than A&Es to run...🙄