BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten June 4, 2024 21:11:00
For planned treatment — operations like hip and knee replacements. and social care is extremely stretched. that means hospitals sometimes can't discharge patients who are medically fit to leave, so making it harder to find beds for those coming in. and there is a covid risk, with infections and hospital admissions rising. add to that a possible row with health unions over pay, and there is a lot for the nhs and social care to face up to, and ministers across the uk's nations. under borisjohnson, controversial new legislation had been set in motion to override part of the brexit agreement, th...