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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Thomas

Poor care and long A&E trolley waits becoming ‘normalised’, new NHS England chief warns

Poor care and long A&E department trolley waits have become “normalised”, the new NHS England chief has warned.

Sir Jim Mackey said unacceptable care standards were being used so often that staff had become desensitised to them as lack of funds had made it more difficult to provide essential services.

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