NHS stats: winter “one of the most brutal on record” as Lib Dems call on Streeting to bring forward emergency plan to protect patients

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Responding to NHS England saying that this is the busiest year on record for emergency services, Liberal Democrat Health and Social Care spokesperson Helen Morgan MP said:

“This winter threatens to be one of the most brutal on record. Patients are suffering through deadly delays and staff are already at breaking point.  

“There can be no overstating just dangerous this situation is after years of the previous Conservative government’s shameful neglect of our NHS.

“It is of paramount importance that the new government grips this crisis urgently. That must start with the Health Secretary producing an emergency plan in the coming days to protect patients from this ongoing disaster.”

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