title: Government must act now to prevent looming winter crisis.
abstract: It may seem odd to be talking about winter pressures now, but there are signs that the next 6-8 months are going to be challenging in the extreme. A report from the RCN and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine suggests that emergency department staff are locked in a cycle of permanent crisis. Add a spell of icy weather into the mix and the NHS could collapse under the strain.
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