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The situation in the UK has been described as the worst NHS crisis since the service was established 75 years ago. The wait time for appointments and treatments has increased but when it comes to accidents and emergencies (A&E) the record is even more dismal.
The numbers are telling. According to NHS England, a record 54,532 people in December waited for more than 12 hours once arriving at A&E. The average wait for an ambulance for category two patients, which includes suspected strokes or heart attacks, is more than 90 minutes. The target time is 18 minutes, reports AFP. There were 1,474 more deaths in the week ending 30 December than the five-year average, a rise of 20 per cent.
Hospitals in the UK are so overcrowded that a British doctor said that the conditions in NHS are worse than in nations with poor medical infrastructure like war-hit Ukraine.
Is UK’s beloved National Health Service on its deathbed?
The UK takes great pride in the National Health Service. But now 75 years after it was set up, the famous healthcare system is ailing. There’s a shortage of doctors, hospitals are overwhelmed and patients are dying because of delays in treatment. How did the NHS get here?
www.firstpost.com
This should be a massive wake-up call for liberals. The single-payer model is crumbling in the UK. I very much doubt Rishi Sunak is getting medical care through the NHS.
UK citizens who suffer a heart attack have to wait over 2 hours just to be seen by a doctor. What an absolute travesty that is!