The UK is running out of doctors: Report

RCN England director Patricia Marquis said underfunding and a lack of planning has severely depleted the nursing workforce across the country.

Those involved with the NHS has seen this situation coming for a number of years and some what surprised it has not been fully understood or tackled at the highest levels of Government. My fear is that clinicians will be head hunted to fill the gaps at the expense of other NHS Trusts or the pressures will motivate those left to take early retirement or work abroad, particularly newly trained doctors and nurses. This appears to be already happening, with paramedics moving to primary care, for less less pressure and more sociable hours. This process is likely to effect more and more patients and the most vulnerable in society unless we wake up to the problem and take radical actions NOW!

Public satisfaction with taxpayer-funded National Health Service (#NHS) has fallen again, despite a big injection of cash into the system as other government-run services continue to suffer far greater austerity. Waiting times for treatment, staff shortages and inadequate funding were the top three concerns among those who were dissatisfied with the NHS last year.

A perfect storm? Increasing diagnosis and staff shortages...... yet we have improved survival rates. Healthcare professionals in the U.K. are incredible. ?? #nhs #cancer #touch #massage #spa #oncologymassage #specialist #expert

Whether it’s #America, #China, #India or the #UnitedKingdom, a simple message but one that needs to be acted upon if we are to address - and avert - the growing global #workforce crisis in #healthcare: https://lnkd.in/dkp2Y4V

A good analysis. The #nhsengland staff hold the power to turn it around. But with the staff shortage and the level of demotivation among the existing staff, change really needs to be initiated from the top. #nhs #mckinsey #healthcare #hospitals