Health leaders have warned that it will be months before the NHS is able to full restart all services after battling the pandemic.
Experts from the Nuffield Trust, Health Foundation and the King’s Fund are expected to tell MPs of the significant challenges facing the public health service.Waiting list data for the NHS is due to be published and is expected to show a rise in the number of people waiting for treatment as medics battle to create a “new normal”.It previously stood at around 4.4 million before the Covid-19 crisis.
In a joint submission to the Commons Health and Social Care Committee, the experts said the Government and health and care leaders should not underestimate the pandemic's impact on already exhausted staff.