Medics aren't making up 500 extra deaths a week claim, insists health leader Ian Higginson said the Royal College of Emergency Medicine figures were more than a 'guesstimate' Wales Online · Jan 2, 2023
Deaths caused by emergency care delays ‘not a short-term thing’ Ian Higginson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the current problems are not down to Covid or flu. The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023
Some A&Es in ‘complete state of crisis’ amid pressure on NHS, medics warn Health chiefs warn situation ‘intolerable and unsustainable’ with strain greater than at the peak of the Covid pandemic Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2023
Covid drives record absences for NHS workers as staffing ‘crisis’ worsens Exclusive: Tens of thousands of staff have been forced out of work by Covid each day, bringing widespread disruption to services The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022