‘very, very worrying’ situation and predicted that widespread operation cancellations were likely within around a fortnight.
He said concerns among experts tasked with overseeing hospital planning have “increased significantly” in the last week.“It appears to have been a particularly bad weekend.
The signs are certainly very, very worrying,” he said.“I think we ought to share that worry and share that concern and it ought to inform our behaviour.”On Monday, the North West Ambulance Service declared a major incident following a sudden surge in demand for the service, which is being investigated.
Mayor Andy Burnham said he had never known an incident of that kind before and warned it was “the first big sign of what is happening here in our.
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