Re: Rise in mortality in England and Wales in first seven weeks of 2018
The figures by Hiam and Dorling confirm the fears I have working at the coalface of General Practice.
The NHS is being pushed to breaking point.
Following chronic underfunding of services and gradual erosion of the good will of NHS staff we are now seeing the impact in these figures.
As waiting times in primary and secondary care increase patients are often sicker when they are eventually seen.
From my patients I hear of negative experiences in hospital not because staff don't want to care but because at times they are so stretched they are unable to do their jobs well.
We shouldn't be surprised that at some point if we provide the NHS with less resources the outcomes will get worse.
I hope the government can see the connection and the need to provide adequate resources to allow all NHS staff the ability to provide the great care we all aspire to provide
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Re: Rise in mortality in England and Wales in first seven weeks of 2018
The figures by Hiam and Dorling confirm the fears I have working at the coalface of General Practice.
The NHS is being pushed to breaking point.
Following chronic underfunding of services and gradual erosion of the good will of NHS staff we are now seeing the impact in these figures.
As waiting times in primary and secondary care increase patients are often sicker when they are eventually seen.
From my patients I hear of negative experiences in hospital not because staff don't want to care but because at times they are so stretched they are unable to do their jobs well.
We shouldn't be surprised that at some point if we provide the NHS with less resources the outcomes will get worse.
I hope the government can see the connection and the need to provide adequate resources to allow all NHS staff the ability to provide the great care we all aspire to provide
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