How will the coronavirus impact the NHS?

Covid-19 has dominated the news lately with rising panic . It is unnecessary as there is nothing to panic about, as the highest medical team are overseeing and trying to manage the situation for the publics best interest - how is this coronavirus going to have an impact on the NHS?
My thoughts are that the financial impact is going to be high! Where is this money coming from? is this the money that the government have promised in the election to the NHS to build more hospitals and provide more staff ? If this is the money the government promised that we are using, then will we have enough money in the future to help sick patients and enough doctors to provide them with the care they need.
However on a positive point this may make people think that they might like to go into the health care profession and be involved in situations like this. Which will help with future employment which will attract more doctors and nurses and young people into education for health care.
Another positive is that the misuse of the NHS might decrease as this is because people when ill may start to self-treat at home with the help of the chemist rather than going to A & E as there first stop.
Can you think of any impacts on the NHS that the coronavirus may have and if so what are they?
Comments (7)
12 Mar 2020
Hi funny_power. I agree that panicking is unproductive but I'm not sure that we can afford to be too complacent. Do you think that we should leave it up to the highest medical team and feel confident that they will be able to manage a pandemic without the public doing what we can to prepare and prevent?
12 Mar 2020
yes covid 19 is dangerous but only 4714 have died and 68335 have recovered so don,t worry
12 Mar 2020
cause every little ting is gonna be alright
12 Mar 2020
and really good post
13 Mar 2020
corona
16 Mar 2020
The coronavirus could be devastating for the NHS because as it they are in a dire state as it is. If they are hit by a wave of people with an incurable virus then it will be very hard to cope.
16 Mar 2020
It will be more busy
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