Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: More on the Tory engineered crisis in the NHS.... this time waiting times in A&E. The ...
More on the Tory engineered crisis in the NHS.... this time waiting times in A&E.
The detail in this report is horrifying... but blaming the A&E staff for this is not the answer.
Staff are working under conditions few could have imagined some years ago, lacking resources, support & capacity to deal with the full flow of cases arriving.
We must do better for patients AND the staff of the NHS, by which first we need to ensure they have the resources they need!
#health
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/24/nearly-19000-nhs-patients-left-waiting-for-three-days-in-ae-over-12-months
The detail in this report is horrifying... but blaming the A&E staff for this is not the answer.
Staff are working under conditions few could have imagined some years ago, lacking resources, support & capacity to deal with the full flow of cases arriving.
We must do better for patients AND the staff of the NHS, by which first we need to ensure they have the resources they need!
#health
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jun/24/nearly-19000-nhs-patients-left-waiting-for-three-days-in-ae-over-12-months