Urgent steps needed now to avoid staffing crisis in the NHS

Urgent steps needed now to avoid staffing crisis in the NHS The NHS is facing a staffing crisis which threatens the quality of patient care unless urgent steps are taken now by the Government to help alleviate the mounting pressure on front-line services.

The NHS Confederation, which represents the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is calling for a range of measures to be taken in the NHS in England to support hospitals, ambulance services, mental health and community providers, primary care and social care providers.

See also: 

• Ministers must act now on NHS staffing crisis, health chiefs warn The Guardian
• Assurances NHS is not overwhelmed ‘will not chime’ with experience of staff The Independent