The Provider Podcast

S10 Ep52: Winter Watch: wrapping up

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Show Notes

Closing our NHS Winter Watch series for 2022/23, NHS Providers head of media Susan Bahl reflects on the whether trust leaders’ worst fears for winter matched the reality, and how it played out in the media.

Senior research analyst Luís Da Costa Silva runs through some of the key statistics and answers the question 'was it really the worst winter for the NHS?' Finally, ambulance and operational pressures policy advisor Jonathon Holmes dives into winter’s impact on handover delays and ambulance services.

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