'NHS is dying on its knees and crisis shows a wider sickness at the heart of politics'

Like so much else, the NHS crisis is a symptom of our broken economy.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine believes that as many as 500 people could be dying each week because of delays to emergency care.

NHS waiting lists are at an all-time high. The number of NHS beds are at an all-time low, and the service is now on its knees.