NHS faces 'catastrophic' winter crisis as record A&E delays hit before flu season

NHS faces 'catastrophic' winter crisis as record A&E delays hit before flu season

The NHS is facing a catastrophic winter as emergency care pressures hit record levels ahead of the coldest months of the year.A damning new analysis by leading Oxford medical experts reveals a health service already struggling to cope, even as flu activity remains low, raising fears that hospitals will be overwhelmed when winter viruses take hold.The findings will intensify pressure on ministers to explain why, despite successive winter recovery…