UK National Health Service (NHS) is facing a deepening winter crisis with many hospitals running out of beds.

According to official figures released by NHS England, 12 hospital trusts have already been full to capacity and are unable to admit any more patients.

Also, 25 hospital trusts can admit less than 10 patients over the weekend.

Meanwhile, Labour’s Shadow Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne has warned about the deteriorating situation.

“These figures show an NHS under deep pressure with hospitals facing unprecedented levels of demand. Twelve hospital trusts in England did not have a single spare bed available last weekend, and many more were dangerously full," Gwynne said.

The NHS has already been facing a deepening budget crisis. Figures show that it has been given less than half the amount of money this year to deal with winter pressures than it had last year.

“Given that there is no extra money for winter this year, hospitals are likely to find it even more difficult to cope in the coming months, especially as almost all Trusts are now in deficit… Ministers need to stop burying their heads in the sand and get a grip on the crisis facing our hospitals this winter.” Nigel Edwards, Chief Executive of independent health charity the Nuffield Trust was quoted as saying by the British media.

Massive pressure

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has already been facing an almost £1 billion deficit, the worst financial position in a generation.

NHS trusts in England racked up a £930mn deficit in the first three months of the fiscal year (starting on April 6).

That’s according to the figures published by health regulators Monitor and the Trust Development Authority.

Now, medical experts are warning that the NHS is “under massive pressure” and cannot afford to go on as it is any longer.