Community care system at ‘full capacity’ say staff

Local hospitals, care homes and carers are all reporting shortages in people and resources

All this week we’ve been focusing on the challenges the NHS is facing as we head into winter.

Overwhelmed and under pressure at every level, staff say the north-east’s care in the community system is at “full capacity all of the time” and warn that meeting the needs of patients is a constant struggle.

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