High Peak Liberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats have called for the Government to "see sense" and provide an urgent cash boost to the NHS, as new figures reveal that four in ten hospital trusts issued emergency alerts warning that they were facing serious operational pressures in the first week of January.
The figures show that from the 3rd to 8th January:
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Norman Lamb said:
"When hospitals face this kind of pressure day after day, there can be no doubt patient care will suffer.
"There is now an avalanche of bad news showing hospitals are struggling to cope.
"How much more will it take for this Government to see sense and provide emergency funding for the NHS?
"We urgently needs a cross-party process on how to fund health and care services in the long-term, or the NHS will keep lurching from crisis to crisis."
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