Care of the dying compromised by NHS pressures Over two thirds of UK nurses feel they don’t have sufficient time to provide high quality care for patients who are dying.
A survey of nearly 1,000 nurses and healthcare assistants by palliative care charity Marie Curie in association with the Nursing Standard magazine reveals that the day-to-day pressures of working in the NHS are compromising efforts to care for patients at the end of their lives.
More than two thirds (67%) surveyed said they did not have sufficient time to provide high quality care to dying patients. OnMedica
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