Source · Select Committees · Health and Social Care Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Acknowledged
Paragraph: 63
The NHS responded quickly and strongly to the demands of the pandemic, but compared to...
Conclusion
The NHS responded quickly and strongly to the demands of the pandemic, but compared to other health systems it “runs hot”—with little spare capacity built in to cope with sudden and unexpected surges of demand such as in a pandemic.
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The government acknowledges the demands placed on the NHS during the pandemic and states that this experience should lead to a more explicit and monitored surge capacity being integrated into the NHS's long-term organization and funding.
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Paragraph Reference:
63
Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
The experience of the demands placed on the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to a more explicit, and monitored, surge capacity being part of the long term organisation and funding of the NHS.
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