At breaking point or already broken? The National Health Service in the United Kingdom (NEJM, 13 July 2023)

Summary

“Crisis,” “collapse,” “catastrophe” — these are common descriptors from recent headlines about the NHS in the UK. In 2022, the NHS was supposed to begin its recovery from being perceived as a Covid-and-emergencies-only service during parts of 2020 and 2021. Throughout the year, however, doctors warned of a coming crisis in the winter of 2022 to 2023. The crisis duly arrived.

In this New England Journal of Medicine article, David Hunter gives his perspective on the current state of the NHS.