Tuesday 9 September 2014

Weekend staff shortages are the fatal flaw at the heart of the NHS

Weekend staff shortages are the fatal flaw at the heart of the NHS


In our new blog, NHS staff will be talking about the issues that affect their working lives. In this post, a hospital doctor admits that were a long way from true seven-day care
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Ive worked enough hospital shifts to know the reality of the NHS on the wrong side of the clock. At night and during the weekend, sometimes only a handful of doctors are responsible for hundreds of patients.

This is the fatal flaw at the heart of our health service, and it is catching up with us. No amount of hard graft or good intentions can make up for the wrong amount of the right people. Guardian

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