Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 3 Jan 2018

1. Hospitals on ‘black alert’ as winter crisis bites

NHS England has told hospitals across the country to cancel all non-emergency operations, with many struggling to cope with a particularly severe winter crisis. Some have declared a “black alert”, with patients waiting as long as 12 hours to be seen in A&E. Doctors’ leaders and hospital bosses say it is the worst crisis in decades.

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