The NHS will establish 24/7 “war rooms” across the country to divert scarce resources to where they are needed this winter.
Command centres will be set up in every local area of England to make rapid decisions including diverting ambulances to hospitals where they have free beds.
NHS England’s unprecedented plans come before what is expected to be its toughest ever winter with a record 7 million treatment waiting list and high rates of both Covid-19 and flu for the first time.
