Revealed: NHS planning to draft thousands of volunteers as it faces winter crisis

Leaked report warns NHS performance likely to ‘deteriorate further’ due to cold weather, cost of living crisis and strikes

Health officials are drawing up plans to draft in thousands of extra volunteers to help the NHS cope with ambulance delays and hospital pressures this winter, according to a leaked document that lays bare the scale of the crisis in Britain’s healthcare system.

NHS performance is “highly likely to deteriorate further” under increased winter demand and industrial action, reveals the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) briefing seen by the Observer.

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