Exclusive: NHS needs 5,000 more beds, warn leading A&E doctors

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Source: Siberia

The NHS needs at least 5,000 more beds to achieve safe bed occupancy levels and hit the four hour waiting time target, according to a report by senior medics shared exclusively with HSJ.

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