and the sunday people leads with claims that army officials want prince andrew to quit his nine military roles. so let s begin. we will start with the sunday express, the pm is told the next few days are crucial. this is a warning from a senior nhs figure. enter, will get you to start with the story. will get you to start with the sto . . ~ , ., ., story. take us through what the exnressive story. take us through what the expressive saying. story. take us through what the expressive saying. basically - story. take us through what the i expressive saying. basically saying pressure is on the prime minister once again from insiders in the nhs saying that steps will need to be taking over and above plan b. otherwise we are going to be in a situation with the nhs is going to be overwhelmed with patients. it s all ready stretched beyond limits, we are told to put up the prime minister is going to have to face some tough decisions in the coming days. some tough decisions in the coming da
measure to determine whether more restrictions are needed. we spoke to a senior nhs leader in the last half hour. it a senior nhs leader in the last half hour. ., , ., ., , hour. it does mean that care is under pressure. hour. it does mean that care is under pressure. we hour. it does mean that care is under pressure. we are - hour. it does mean that care is| under pressure. we are getting increasing reports of trusts having to delay increasing reports of trusts having to delay nonessential and lower priority to delay nonessential and lower priority elective surgery. the degree priority elective surgery. the degree of pressure on trust s abiiiiy degree of pressure on trust s abiiiiy to degree of pressure on trust s ability to cope will vary from trust to trust ability to cope will vary from trust to trust. we ability to cope will vary from trust to trust. ~ ~ ., ., to trust. we know the health secretary to trust. we know the health secretary has to trust. we know the h
that discharge rates are also increasing. i guess i m a garden is a lot increasing. i guess i m a garden is a lot less increasing. i guess i m a garden is a lot less severe than the delta variant, a lot less severe than the delta variant, people are entering a hospital variant, people are entering a hospital but they re also being discharged a lot quicker. that is significant discharged a lot quicker. that is significant when we look at how prevalent significant when we look at how prevalent the viruses at the moment and whether we are in a position now where and whether we are in a position now where people are vaccinated and boosted where people are vaccinated and boosted and we have to perhaps figure boosted and we have to perhaps figure out boosted and we have to perhaps figure out a way to live life and maintain figure out a way to live life and maintain at the way that we can. so maintain at the way that we can. pressure on maintain at the way that we can. sr p
significant number of people still unvaccinated. today, senior nhs doctors say it is still not too late to get a job, arguing the more people who take up the vaccine now, the greater the easing of pressure on the nhs. and it is a message margaret keenan believes in. believes in. whatever you thou . ht believes in. whatever you thought before, believes in. whatever you thought before, please i believes in. whatever you | thought before, please do believes in. whatever you - thought before, please do have the jab, there is nothing to it, do not be afraid of a needle, just to save your life and other lives. needle, just to save your life and other lives. please have it done. and other lives. please have it done- at and other lives. please have it done- at any and other lives. please have it done. at any one and other lives. please have it done. at any one time, - done. at any one time, hospitals are still caring for around 6,000 covid 19 patients. the unvaccinated make up the ma
for self isolation. the health secretary matt hancock says he hopes to scrap the requirement for double vaccinated people to isolate for ten days if they come into contact with someone who has has covid. the same may be the case for those arriving in england. here s matt hancock. this is something that i m working on, but i m taking clinical advice as you can imagine because we want to make sure that people are safe and that the systems that we have in place are cautious and manage to contain this virus. we are piloting that approach that instead, if you had two jabs instead of having to isolate, if you are a contact, then you have a testing regime. we are piloting that now to check that that will be effective, and it is something that we are working on. we are not ready to be able to take that step yet. one more update. there are warnings from senior nhs figures. today that the government needs