Burnt-out NHS staff to be boosted by military medics as they brace for wave of non-COVID patients
Friday, 19 February 2021 () Burnt-out NHS staff will be offered more support from military medics as they prepare to cope with a new wave of non-COVID patients, the defence secretary has told Sky News.
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Friday, 19 February 2021 ()
Burnt-out NHS staff will be offered more support from military medics as they prepare to cope with a new wave of non-COVID patients, the defence secretary has told Sky News. 
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