'Record patient levels' at A&E after hospital warning to stay away over Bank Holiday weekend "Every single shift you think that it can't get any busier but it just gets busier and busier" Manchester Evening News · Apr 19, 2022
Calls for face masks and social distancing to return as NHS battles huge pressure Chris Hopson says the government must act now - but seems reluctant to talk about coronavirus Manchester Evening News · Apr 17, 2022
NHS boss says pressures are ‘serious worry’ and calls on ministers to act Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, said the Government ‘doesn’t seem keen to talk about Covid’ – something which he says is ‘vital’. The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022
NHS leader urges masks and outdoor socialising as Tories 'pretend Covid doesn't exist' NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson called for a 'proper grown-up national debate' about which 'sensible precautions' Brits should be taking after Boris Johnson axed all legal restrictions Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2022
Medics pulled from surgery backlog to deal with emergency care crisis as A&E 'struggles' with patient numbers, says Greater Manchester hospital Helena Vesty reports on the latest from the region's hospitals Manchester Evening News · Apr 12, 2022
Removal of mass Covid testing ‘premature’, NHS leaders fear as infections at all-time high Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, says hospital trusts ‘would have preferred’ to keep mass testing in place ‘until we were further through this’ The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
NHS staff can't afford to visit patients at home due to skyrocketing fuel prices NHS Providers and NHS Confederation warn the sudden hike in fuel prices has meant some NHS staff are having to cut down on home visits to vulnerable house-bound patients and newborn babies Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2022
NHS waiting lists could grow despite ‘stretching’ targets, health boss warns NHS Providers chief executive Chris Hopson called the Government’s lack of support for a workforce plan ‘incredibly frustrating’. The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022