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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

NHS facing ‘real problems this winter’ and Budget cash will not prevent avoidable deaths, Streeting warns

Health secretary Wes Streeting admitted the NHS faces ‘real problems this winter’ - (PA)

The NHS faces “real problems this winter”, the health secretary has admitted as he refused to rule out the prospect of people waiting on trolleys and in corridors over the coming months.

Speaking on a joint visit to St George’s Hospital with chancellor Rachel Reeves, Wes Streeting said the extra money the health service is set to receive in Wednesday’s Budget might not prevent avoidable deaths and another winter crisis over the coming months.

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