Dozens of NHS 'traffic control centres' including one in Shropshire have gone live in a bid to manage the intense pressure on the health service.
Dozens of NHS "traffic control centres" including one in Shropshire have gone live in a bid to manage the intense pressure on the health service.Ambulance response times will be taken into consideration in the move
One such centre, also dubbed a"winter war room", has been implemented by NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. "These pressures can strike different parts of the system at different times or in tandem. This could be demand for ambulances, increases in people walking into A&E, demand for care home beds, or for primary care appointments.
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