How to save the NHS – by the people who work for it The NHS is a top election issue – both Labour and the Conservatives promise they would pump in billions to save it. But what do the people on its frontline – the workers who know it best and care for it most – think it needs?
I have been a paramedic for the NHS for 13 years. We are under a lot of pressure; an ambulance crew in my service is often sent out on 10-14 calls a day. Some calls can take an hour, to an hour and a half – and we work 12-hour shifts. The majority of the time we have to work overtime, anything from 20 minutes to several hours.
Make advertising for fast-food outlets less prominent, make healthy foods more visible
Cuts in auxiliary services are really hitting our patients – they need stimulation and their carers need a break
You can’t find the extra people you need because the NHS cut back on the number of student nurses it was training Continue reading... The Guardian
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