Doctors describe impact on patients of bed shortages in shocking dossier Patients are dying because they cannot access specialist care in hospitals struggling to cope and overflowing with patients awaiting discharge, a damning report published by the Royal College of Physicians says.
The report ‘Against the odds; Experiences from the NHS frontline’ collates first-hand experiences from hospital doctors who have been working the NHS frontline over the last couple of months to illustrate the intense pressure the NHS is under.
“Patients are dying as a result of not accessing specialist care, as the hospitals are jam-full,” said one doctor. “We started the day 73 beds down…,” said a second. OnMedica
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The report ‘Against the odds; Experiences from the NHS frontline’ collates first-hand experiences from hospital doctors who have been working the NHS frontline over the last couple of months to illustrate the intense pressure the NHS is under.
“Patients are dying as a result of not accessing specialist care, as the hospitals are jam-full,” said one doctor. “We started the day 73 beds down…,” said a second. OnMedica
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