NHS has reached tipping point, warn healthcare leaders

NHS has reached tipping point, warn healthcare leaders The pressure on the NHS is now at unsustainable levels and patient safety and care are being put at risk by staff shortages, according to a new poll of NHS leaders by the NHS Confederation.

NHS leaders in England warn that we have reached a tipping point, with nearly nine in 10 (88%) saying the demands on their organisation are unsustainable. Almost the same number (87%) also say that a lack of staffing in the NHS as a whole is putting patient safety and care at risk.

See also: 

• Under pressure: NHS priorities this winter NHS Confederation
• NHS is at breaking point and putting patients at high risk, bosses warn The Guardian