Throughout the first lockdown drawings of rainbows and "Thank You NHS" were stuck to living room windows on every street, politicians lockdown enthusiasts wore the little NHS badges at every opportunity
Then, every Thursday at 8pm the nation would gather on their doorsteps, of which they had been told they could go no further unless for an "essential" reason, to clap the NHS
An NHS that the public were told would be overwhelmed if they did not comply with dictatorial tyranny
Except it wasn't was it?
A&E attendance, ambulance requirements and waiting times, general and acute bed occupancy and long stay bed occupancy were all dramatically down throughout 2020 and in January 2021 compared to the previous five years
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