NHS could 'buckle' this winter due to shortage of specialist lung doctors The NHS could 'buckle' under a flu outbreak this winter due to a crippling shortage of specialist lung doctors, experts fear.
The British Thoracic Society today warned the lack of staff and flux of patients over the coming months is the 'perfect storm'.
It said hospital admissions for lung diseases and killer complications of pneumonia and flu soar this time of year.
And half of UK hospitals UK had at least one vacant respiratory consultant post in 2019 – an increase of 10 per cent since 2015. Mail Online
The British Thoracic Society today warned the lack of staff and flux of patients over the coming months is the 'perfect storm'.
It said hospital admissions for lung diseases and killer complications of pneumonia and flu soar this time of year.
And half of UK hospitals UK had at least one vacant respiratory consultant post in 2019 – an increase of 10 per cent since 2015. Mail Online
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