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The is preparing a Covid-style campaign that will urge Brits to avoid A&E and to only dial 999 when absolutely necessary this winter - as the health service braces for a potential new wave and a surge in deaths from cold homes amid soaring energy costs.
viralbokep.comIn a letter to health chiefs, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard said winter planning had begun earlier than usual, 'recognising pressure on the NHS is likely to be substantial, particularly in urgent and emergency care'.
Attached information to the letter asked hospitals to 'implement your winter communications strategy to support the public to minimise pressures on urgent and plumbing supply elmont ny (https://www.zupyak.com/p/3277108/t/10-reasons-why-homeowners-should-use-a-leak-detection-service) emergency services'.
It comes after similar 'Stay at Home' measures following the onset of the pandemic helped fuel an enormous backlog, with the number of those who have waited for two years or more to receive treatment at around 6,700 in June.
The Daily Telegraph reports a renewed 'help us help you' campaign to be launched later this year is expected to urge the public to be sparing in its use of 999 and A&E services, using them only for emergencies.
Last year the NHS used TV adverts, social media posts and billboards to promote the use of NHS 111 online for urgent issues which are not-life threatening over going to A&E.
Meanwhile, the NHS Confederation - a membership body for organisations that commissions and provides national health services - sent a letter to ministers on Friday, warning that surging costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes or living in cold and damp conditions this winter.
Health leaders said they are concerned that widespread fuel poverty will increase the high number of annual deaths associated with cold homes - estimated at 10,000 - and add pressure to an already overwhelmed health service.
In a letter to health chiefs, NHS chief executive Amanda Pritchard (pictured) said winter planning had begun earlier than usual, 'recognising pressure on the NHS is likely to be substantial, particularly in urgent and emergency care'
The effects of lockdown could be causing more deaths than Covid as nearly 10,000 more deaths than the five-year average are recorded, ONS data has found
The number of people in England on the waiting list for routine hospital treatment hit a record 6.7million in June — meaning one in eight are now stuck in the backlog
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