We can all present our own personal data points on how the NHS is coping - mine are all overwhelmingly positive. My own GP surgery is operating very efficiently and we have had no issues with appointments, referrals, flu jabs etc. I also spent 6 hours last weekend in a big city A&E department at peak time, and there was no sign of a service 'on its knees'.

I see the Sage and Indy Sage are trotting out their usual set of doom predictions again. Given that their previous attempts to scare us all were off by a factor of 10, you would think they would get less coverage than they do...