Patients are waiting longer for ambulances and many staff are off sick with Covid.
Pressure on NHS emergency services is getting worse, with patients in England waiting longer for ambulances, many staff off sick and record numbers of people going to A&E.
Dr Tim Cooksley, president of the Society for Acute Medicine, said the number of patients waiting for prolonged periods for urgent care remains unacceptable and must not be seen as the new normal.
Prof Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, warned that the NHS was facing significant pressures - from rising Covid admissions, thousands of staff absences because of the virus, the heatwave, and record demand for ambulances and emergency care.Some ambulance services have urged people to take precautions during the current UK heatwave to avoid overwhelming the NHS.
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