Pressure on accident and emergency units in hospitals is on the rise. Seeing the scenario, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has decided to intervene and sort out the situation a bit.

It has happened for the first time that Hunt has personally made phone calls to hospital bosses to ask why they are not able to meet NHS waiting times target. As per the rules, doctors need to see 95% of A&E patients within four hours.

A number of problems are being faced due to rise in number of patients. One of the biggest problems is bed blocking that has reached a record level. Not only this, it has also been found that number of operations getting cancelled has also increased.

Hunt's decision to make calls to hospital bosses clearly shows his concern over the rising pressure on the service. It is very important to sort out the situation as winters are approaching and rush is going to rise even more.

Andy Burnham, Shadow Health Secretary, said, "David Cameron's severe cuts to older people's home care services have left people without adequate support and at risk of hospitalization". He affirmed that it is a matter of concern that hospitals are facing such acute pressure.