BBCNEWS BBC News January 20, 2022 14:21:00
On staff and patients makes things more complex. we have been hit by workforce shortages, the omicron wave has affected that as well. we have also had to work closely with our care homes, so our care homes have been managing outbreaks with their staff, but some with residents as well and that affected their ability to take people from hospital. although the number of covid infections is falling, hospitals remain under significant pressure and those pressures can be seen right across the system — from accident and emergency departments to the amount of time people wait for a cancer referral. ...