MOT FOR OAPS IN A&E
Daily Mirror UK|June 12, 2024
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MARTIN BAGOT
MOT FOR OAPS IN A&E

OLDER people who attend A&Es will be given a full health MOT at the hospital door, the boss of NHS England will announce today.

Chief executive Amanda Pritchard is taking measures to deal with increasing numbers of frail pensioners arriving at casualties amid collapsing access to social care and GPs.

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