Heatwaves and Hospital Decay: A Summer of Unprecedented Strain for the NHS
The health service has endured its most demanding summer on record as extreme weather exposes the fragility of a crumbling national estate. With emergency department delays rising and theatres struggling under the strain of soaring temperatures, ministers are facing urgent calls for structural reform.
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