Letters: Tough times ahead for our NHS

THE situation recognised by Health Secretary Jeanne Freeman (“Winter health fear as hospital bed-blocking increases”, The Herald, October 3) comes as little surprise. Her optimism that integration of health and social care, and proposed legislation to force health boards and health and social care partnerships “to have the appropriate number of trained staff in place”, will help has a hopeful but hollow ring to it. . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16961930.letters-tough-times-ahead-for-our-nhs/