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1/11 Some quick thoughts on Q2 performance data just released by @NHSImprovement: improvement.nhs.uk/resources/quar…. Top line is trusts working absolutely flat out but failing to keep pace with unholy combination of rapidly rising demand, ongoing financial squeeze and workforce shortages.
2/11 Q2: demand for care continues inexorable rise. EG 4.3% year on year rise for A&E attendances & an eye watering 5.9% rise in emergency admissions. Way way ahead of planning guidance. All evidence shows similar demand growth in mental health, ambulance and community services.
3/11 Q2: trusts working flat out to cope with extra demand: for example, they admitted 1,000 more patients a day and treated 2,000 more A&E patients within four hours compared to same quarter last year. So record extra demand being met by record extra performance stretch....
