‘Cocktail of calamities’ pushing people into A&E

Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s annual state of care report published today (Tuesday), UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“There’s not enough funding for social care, and out of hours support and NHS 111 are a mess.
“This cocktail of calamities is pushing people into A&E who shouldn’t be there, with patients and staff the losers. The NHS budget is already overstretched and can’t cope with this extra burden.
“What’s ne