NHS shutdown risks thousands of deaths in Covid-19 second wave
Exclusive: Medical experts have warned of patient misery and pain if normal care is axed again
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The NHS will be inflicting pain, misery and risk of death on tens of thousands of patients if it again shuts down normal care when a second wave of Covid-19 hits, doctors’ and surgeons’ leaders are warning.
They are urging NHS bosses not to use the same sweeping closures of services that were introduced in March to help hospitals cope with the huge influx of patients seriously ill with Covid.
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