Update: NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions

The Guardian — World has reported on “Update: NHS reports busiest ever summer as heatwaves drive up hospital admissions,” presenting it as the central development in the source material available for this brief.

Health secretary states extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England raises concerns about of knock-on effects The NHS faced the “busiest summer in its history” as the UK experienced a series of heatwaves, health officials have stated, while the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has risen to its highest level for nine months. The report also notes that The health secretary stated “extreme demand” on the service was “no longer confined to winter” and NHS leaders raised concerns about that the service had “never gone into winter on the back of such a heavy summer”.

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