The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has warned of a "real and present" risk that the health service will be overwhelmed this winter if the government does not move to its 'Plan B' for Covid.
Matthew Taylor said: "We're calling for action now because this challenge for the NHS and care system over the winter, it's not a possibility, it is almost certain to be the case." Report by Buseld. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn