Workforce crisis leaves the NHS teetering on the brink - but there is a way forward

Workforce crisis leaves the NHS teetering on the brink - but there is a way forward | Kailash Chand Ministers must act where others have failed and put prevention rather than treatment at the heart of the healthcare system

The NHS workforce shortage is forcing staff to work long hours with no breaks, and go lengthy spells without eating, drinking, sitting down or using the toilet. And when they are that hungry, exhausted and overstretched, they make mistakes.

This crisis comes after a year that, judged by any standards, was one of the worst in the history of the NHS. During a decade of decline, all the key indicators in the health service worsened, with more than 4.5 million patients now on waiting lists for treatment – more than ever before. The Guardian