Britain’s National Health Service in crisis

Doctors and nurses in the UK have expressed concerns over hospital conditions, which they describe as being the worst they have ever seen

AVAILABLE HOSPITAL BEDS IN EU (per 100,000 citizens, 2014*)

Germany
Austria
Lithuania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Czech Rep.
Belgium
France
Croatia
Slovakia
Latvia
Estonia
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Slovenia
Finland
Greece
Cyprus
Portugal
Italy
Spain
UK
Denmark
Ireland
Sweden

823
765
722
713
698
671
663
645
623
621
591
579
566
501
494
467
466
454
453
424
342
332
331
297
273
269
260
254

EU average 511

Jan 1-7: More than 18,000 patients wait over four hours for treatment due to lack of available beds

*Italy data from 2013, Austria 2011, Netherlands 2009
Sources: Statista, OECD, BBC, wire agencies
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