The planned implosion of the NHS is going well. It was bad enough a few years back - all say it is worse this year than ever.
Having 4 day and 3 day weekends one after the other does not help, nor does the bug mixing festival we call Xmas/New Year. It does happen every year, but the reduction in available beds and the fact that staffing has not kept up with demand/activity does not help. And of course funding for Social Care has been cut back. Emergency care response is measured in minutes - Social Care response is measured in days if not weeks. So patients who are well enough to be discharged are trapped in hospital, and there is no room for the acutely ill, who get stuck in ambulances/corridors/staff coffee rooms.
Listening to Hunt you would think there is only a minor problem, listening to May you would think there is no problem at all.
I feel so sorry for the patients and the staff.
Stay away if you can.