NHS chief Bruce Keogh says patients admitted then tend to be more ill,but acknowledges fewer services availableThousands of patients die every year after being admitted to hospital at the weekend, partly because too few senior doctors are on duty and back-up medical services are not available, and dramatic new research shows.
About 11000 more patients a year die within 30 days of going into hospital whether they are admitted for treatment between Friday and Monday than conclude those who arrive on a Tuesday,Wednesday or Thursday.
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Source: theguardian.com