Will the Coffey plan work for the NHS this winter?

The recurring NHS winter ‘crisis’

The question on everyone's tongue right now is will the NHS be in crisis this winter? The headlines say it all: NHS faces its worst bed crisis this winter; NHS faces another winter of crisis, and homeless people failed by the NHS. 

Do you recognise these headlines? You probably do, but did you realise that they date from - 2000, 2001 and 2002? 

If you hav…