NHS could face its worst January as it struggles with festive backlog, warns doctor

Health service is facing the equivalent of the ‘credit card bill from hell’ after Christmas, says president of the Society for Acute MedicineThe NHS is facing “potentially the worst January” ever as it struggles to deal with the backlog of patients occupying beds over Christmas, a leading doctor has warned.
Dr Mark Holland, president of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM), said hospitals had already seen large numbers of elderly patients over the festive period and that