The Staffing Crisis in the NHS

Yes places have been restricted fir some time on medical and dental training and every time there is a problem they say oh, it takes 7 years or so to train, but the restrictions remain. Can only wonder if it’s a another way of running the system down.

Capping of university places available to train for the professions is a major issue.

Epic fail of workforce planning

The programme was pretty much apolitical and was looking at the facts surrounding the staffing crisis.

One point made was that investment for, I think I am quoting accurately, the whole of the last 12 years has been on what they need today with little interest, planning or action to build for the future.

It on BBC Sounds now and can be found here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001bbxm

The hospital for my local area is one of the six which already had earmarked funds and plans to be rebuilt, when the announcement was made. Parts of the building are, quite literally, unsafe. I read recently that building is unlikely to start before 2028, so goodness knows when the other 34 figments of Tory imagination will be built.

Where are those 40 new hospitals, the 45,000 new doctors and 20,000 new nurses when you want them. Oh and the bus promising 350 million pounds.... on and on go the promises which never materialise. Lies all lies.
Sad that our NHS is being deliberately run down, those who leave are not replaced and those still working are left to cover fir their missing colleagues. My dd has worked fir the NHS for nearly 25 years and is in despair.
Hope you are ok Whitewave

Hope you are ok Whitewavemark2 ?

I was unlucky to have to pay a visit to A&E sent there by my doctor, on Wednesday, and was able to see for myself the shortage of staff.

The nurse who was triaging, also multitasked, running around doing things like helping with difficult patients, running in to take bloods when needed, directing patients to x-ray etc, and unblocked the ladies loo!
But she found time to ask how I was feeling after treatment and wishing me well.

It isn’t a small hospital.

They can’t continue like this.