This winter the NHS has been under pressure, with the situation escalating rapidly over festive period, according to a leading doctor.
Dr Nick Scriven, president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), said many hospitals reported more than 99% capacity in the week before Christmas. He said there was significant strain on service as they enter 2018, and called for non-urgent operations to be postponed until at least the end of January.
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We will be monitoring the situation in hospitals over the next few months and want to hear your experiences of the NHS this winter. We are keen to hear from healthcare professionals as well as patients about the situation. Have operations been cancelled? Has pressure led to certain wards being closed? How are staff coping? Help us document what is going on across the UK.
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