Is he now out of danger?

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She or he is busy making sure that the elder is out of immediate danger and the doctor then moves on to the next patient.

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But it means the message he wants to convey is in constant danger of being drowned out.

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He points out that whilst ministerial promises of thousands of extra beds can be relied on for favourable headlines, there is a danger that expanding hospitals' capacity to cope with unusual peaks in demand could render them inefficient.

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