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09/01/2015
British Red Cross Drafted In To Help With A&E Crisis
The British Red Cross are being called in to help the NHS deal with the Accident & Emergency crisis.
Figures released this week showed the NHS missed its A&E waiting time target, its worst performance in 10 years.
Volunteers from the relief charity are helping to transport patients.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said: "The Tories want to blame the patients – but the NHS is in crisis because of decisions made by David Cameron.
"His government has made it harder for families to see a GP while cuts in social care have left vulnerable and elderly people at risk.
"Clearing up this mess will require the long-term investment only Labour is prepared to make: 8,000 extra GPs, 5,000 more homecare workers, 3,000 more midwives and 20,000 additional nurses.
"But the scale of the current crisis also demands immediate action."
(CD/IT)
Figures released this week showed the NHS missed its A&E waiting time target, its worst performance in 10 years.
Volunteers from the relief charity are helping to transport patients.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said: "The Tories want to blame the patients – but the NHS is in crisis because of decisions made by David Cameron.
"His government has made it harder for families to see a GP while cuts in social care have left vulnerable and elderly people at risk.
"Clearing up this mess will require the long-term investment only Labour is prepared to make: 8,000 extra GPs, 5,000 more homecare workers, 3,000 more midwives and 20,000 additional nurses.
"But the scale of the current crisis also demands immediate action."
(CD/IT)
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