NHS bosses announced today they will recruit extra 999 call handlers and expand volunteer numbers in the health service to help meet this level of demand. It also took an average of 64 seconds for desperate Britons to get through to a 999 call handler last month. Ambulance waits for the most serious 999 calls last month hit a record high of nine-and-a-half minutes. The NHS average target for such emergencies is 18 minutes. NHS data for July also showed the average ambulance wait for heart attack and stroke victims surpassed 59 minutes for only the second time ever. It follows figures yesterday that showed emergency departments are at breaking point - with almost 30,000 people waiting 12-plus hours in A&E a day. The proposals came as part of a raft of measures unveiled by NHS England today as part of winter resilience plan. This involve using mobile apps and and gadgets that can check oxygen and blood pressure remotely. Health bosses want to create the 'equivalent of 7,000 more beds' within the next four months with 2,500 of them coming in the form of 'virtual wards'. 'Virtual wards' where hospital patients are cared for at home, more 999 call handlers, and a £10million funding boost for mental health support services are just some of NHS plans ahead of winter. Experts recommend that anyone dealing with chronic issues see a doctor, and even keep a food diary so they can see what additions or subtractions to their daily diet are impacting how they feel day-to-day. In general, avoiding processed and fatty foods and replacing them with fruits and vegetables can be great for a person’s health. A person who is struggling to get to bed each night should ditch alcohol, sweets and caffeine in the hours before bed (bottom right) and instead replace with kiwis, milk and fatty-acid filled foods like salmon (top right). Spicy foods can trigger acid reflux, though, and should be avoided by those who struggle with it, along with fatty foods like cheese and processed goods (bottom center).
Eating starchy foods like potatoes or oatmeal can help manage heartburn (top center). A stressed person may also want to avoid coffee, soda or alcohol (bottom left). Eating avocados and oysters can help a person better manage stress (top left). Just making simple changes to a person's diet can significantly boost their quality of life, according to medical research.
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