Covid threat being ignored in England for ideological reasons, say NHS leaders

NHS Confederation calls for living with Covid' plans to be reconsidered as health system struggles

Ministers should reconsider England's living with Covid" plans, health leaders have said, while accusing the government of ignoring the ongoing threat for ideological reasons.

The NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, has accused No 10 of having abandoned any interest" in the pandemic, despite a new Omicron surge putting pressure on an already overstretched NHS.