The Heatwave Strains the NHS to Breaking Point The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is facing its busiest summer on record, with heatwaves driving up hospital admissions to unprecedented levels.
According to official statistics, Accident and Emergency attendances reached nearly 7. 3 million over the summer months, while ambulances responded to a record number of callouts – over 2.
4 million between June and August. Long waits for routine hospital treatment have also increased dramatically, with an estimated 111,379 people waiting more than a year to start treatment at the end of July.