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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Storm Newton

More than 3,000 people a day treated in corridors in June as summer strains NHS

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The number of patients being cared for in hospital corridors or makeshift treatment areas in England increased in June, figures show, as heatwaves place an additional strain on the health service.

Officials said the data shows that “summer is now putting the NHS under just as much pressure as winter”.

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