NHS can’t prepare for pandemic surge due to lack of staff, NHSE warns

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The NHS has too few staff to prepare for a pandemic surge, while its ageing buildings and social care’s weak ‘resilience and capacity’ would also undermine its response, NHS England has warned.

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