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Next government should declare NHS a national emergency, experts warn

Leading doctors and NHS leaders say underinvestment, staff shortages and ageing population pose ‘existential threat’ to service

The NHS is in such a dire state the next government should declare it a national emergency, experts are warning, as it emerged that record numbers of patients are being denied timely cancer treatment.

It is facing an “existential threat” because of years of underinvestment, serious staff shortages and the demands of the ageing population, according to a group of leading doctors and NHS leaders.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Leading doctors and NHS leaders say underinvestment, staff shortages and ageing population pose ‘existential threat’ to serviceThe NHS is in such a dire state the next government should declare it a national emergency, experts are warning, as it emerged that record numbers of patients are being denied timely cancer treatment.It is facing an “existential threat” because of years of underinvestment, serious staff shortages and the demands of the ageing population, according to a group of leading doctors and NHS leaders. Continue reading…