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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Alistair Smout

English health service sets out two-year recovery plan for emergency care

FILE PHOTO: People walk past ambulances outside St George’s University Hospital in London, Britain, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls

England's National Health Service (NHS) on Monday announced a two-year recovery plan to help restore emergency care and frontline services, currently struggling through one of their toughest winters.

The state-funded NHS said it sought to reduce waiting times and improve patient experience under the plan, which includes 800 new ambulances and 5,000 new beds backed by a 1 billion pound ($1.2 billion) fund.

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