Embattled UK National Health Service chief executive Simon Stevens is encouraging a faster return to pre-COVID-19 level of planned and elective care service delivery. In a letter to NHS service heads, he set an aim of recovering the maximum elective activity possible between now and winter, using re-contracted independent hospitals to add to NHS capacity.
COVID-19: UK NHS Chief Calls For 90% Return To Planned Care Within 3 Months
The much-anticipated return to a “normal” NHS service delivery could yet be dashed by a resurgence of the virus.
