NHS Confederation steps up!
Some good news this morning. NHS chiefs have called for more resources to the frontline and called out Johnson’s rhetoric of “riding it out”.
Concerns grow that millions of patients will suffer unless action is taken…
[Reported in the Guardian]
Some good news this morning. NHS chiefs have called for more resources to the frontline and called out Johnson’s rhetoric of “riding it out”.
Concerns grow that millions of patients will suffer unless action is taken…
[Reported in the Guardian]
While still not publicly requesting proper PPE for front-facing staff nor directly asking for an immediate pay rise, @NHSConfed have openly challenged the PM’s reassurance that the NHS is not overwhelmed.
States:
“The government now needs to do all it can to mobilise more staff and other resources for the NHS to get through this extremely challenging period.”
Calling for reducing staff isolation to 5 days is IMO desperate and possibly counterproductive measure to staff frontline
“The government now needs to do all it can to mobilise more staff and other resources for the NHS to get through this extremely challenging period.”
Calling for reducing staff isolation to 5 days is IMO desperate and possibly counterproductive measure to staff frontline
They suggest redeploying medical students as well - they were helpful in the first wave.
While the solutions do not prevent the exodus of NHS staff nor improve recruitment, it is a sign that NHS Chiefs are getting fed-up with the “take it on the chin” approach of ministers.
While the solutions do not prevent the exodus of NHS staff nor improve recruitment, it is a sign that NHS Chiefs are getting fed-up with the “take it on the chin” approach of ministers.
They also highlight that chronic staff shortages and shrinking capacity means the NHS cannot tolerate waves of infections.
A point echoed by @ChrisCEOHopson yesterday
And a point made by a Lancet Commission on the NHS at the start of the year.
A point echoed by @ChrisCEOHopson yesterday
And a point made by a Lancet Commission on the NHS at the start of the year.
https://twitter.com/ChrisCEOHopson/status/1478786960303005698
The Guardian reporting of it IMO is better than previous reports focusing on staff shortages. The 17k hospitalised patients (almost tripled since Mid-December) makes it hard to avoid the reality: unmitigated Covid is compromising care for everyone.
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
theguardian.com/world/2022/jan…
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