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NHS: Government urged to act to tackle pressures

Ministers are under mounting pressure to respond to "intolerable and unsustainable" pressure facing the NHS.The Liberal Democrats called for Parliament to be recalled early, while Labour criticised the government's management of the health service.A spokesperson said the NHS and social care had been backed with up to £14.1bn additional funding over the next two years.

In some places, like Shropshire and Gloucestershire, people are being advised to only visit A&E in extreme circumstances. "This is a national crisis and the country will never forgive the government if they refuse to recall Parliament."Professor Phil Banfield, chair of the British Medical Association - which represents doctors, called on the government to "step up and take immediate action".

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