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May ‘burying her head in the sand’ over scale of NHS crisis
While the PM claimed the service was better prepared for winter ‘than ever before,’ NHS England told hospitals to defer non-urgent operations until at least January 31
LABOUR accused Theresa May of “burying her head in the sand” over the NHS crisis today after she claimed that the service was better prepared for winter “than it had ever been before.”
Ms May told LBC radio that the NHS had benefited from additional funding, claiming that there were more beds available across the service as a result.
NHS England has told hospitals to defer non-urgent operations until at least January 31 due to huge winter pressures. It is believed that around 55,000 planned operations will be affected.
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