Rishi Sunak ‘confident’ there is funding to cope but admits service in England faces ‘unprecedented challenge’
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It will be “very difficult” for some people to access the NHS this winter, Downing Street has acknowledged, while insisting ministers have a properly funded plan in place to support a health service that many staff and experts say is near collapse.
Asked if NHS England was in crisis, Rishi Sunak’s official spokesperson said: “This is certainly an unprecedented challenge for the NHS, brought about by a number of factors, most significantly the global pandemic.
Rishi Sunak ‘confident’ there is funding to cope but admits service in England faces ‘unprecedented challenge’UK politics live – latest news updatesIt will be “very difficult” for some people to access the NHS this winter, Downing Street has acknowledged, while insisting ministers have a properly funded plan in place to support a health service that many staff and experts say is near collapse.Asked if NHS England was in crisis, Rishi Sunak’s official spokesperson said: “This is certainly an unprecedented challenge for the NHS, brought about by a number of factors, most significantly the global pandemic. Continue reading…