Despite all signs pointing to an NHS that is stretched thin and desperately in need of more funding, the Torie government insists that it is properly funded.

Downing Street has said the government is “providing the NHS with the funding it needs”, amid warnings of a winter crisis at hospitals.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said deaths of up to 500 people each week could be caused by delays in emergency care.

And the British Medical Association (BMA) has said future of the health service was “balanced on a knife-edge”.

NHS Has The Funding It Needs, Says Downing Street, Huffington Post