Two years into the global pandemic and we’re now at the ‘Living with Covid’ stage - restrictions in England have lifted, with free Covid tests ending on 1 April.
The NHS is facing some of the biggest challenges it has ever faced, with waiting lists reaching more than 6 million in November – their highest yet – and the soaring demand on emergency and ambulance services which is leading to patient harm.
All of this is compounded by staffing shortages – a decades long battle for the service which has only become worse during Covid.
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