Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of the NHS in England, said at an event to mark the health service's 75th birthday that staff were battling a combination of COVID backlogs and record demand.
The National Health Service faces a future of"enormous challenges", its chief executive has warned on its 75th birthday.
The health chief also said the service would"continue to embrace" technology - something that could help tackle some of the challenges the NHS faced. Separately, NHS Providers - which represents hospital trusts - warned of"enormous pressures" amid a record rise in demand for care and"the biggest financial squeeze in its history".
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