Britain’s top A&E doctor has warned the NHS is “really going backwards”.Britain’s top A&E doctor has warned the NHS is “really going backwards” – blaming the crippling state of the nation's health system on poor leadership and investment, with emergency departments at “bursting” point.
Speaking with Tom Swarbrick at Drivetime, Dr Ian Higginson, Vice President of The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said doctors have been left “frustrated, angry and upset” at the current state of hospitals and patient waiting times.
“What I can’t do is promise the standard of care we would like to because our departments are full to bursting at the moment,” he said. “The health policy decisions had been focussing so much on essentially trying to cut back on beds and trying to minimize the workforce and minimize the investment rather than the right strategic planning.”“Now we’re really reaping the consequences of this poor health policy,” said Higginson.
“Everything else becomes a balance of risk, which puts patients and healthcare professionals in an invidious position trying to decide the least worse option.”
Lol and they still let illegals in.....just remembered they get first dibs on NHS. HOUSES and everything they need. Just let more in I'm sure the tax paying public will enjoy seeing there money wasted just to make the politics look good
No surprise. They’ve had another 40000 freeloaders to deal with this year.
It sounds like it's time for a revolution? Or at least a general election?
the N h S. was not designed for this level of population
I have an aunt and my dad in hospital currently and the system is totally broken and I can assure you it's not the nurses that are failing. It's heartbreaking seeing it this bad
Every fkin year. Its boring. Use the money you have better.
The natural result of not being able to see a doctor.
Don’t blame Covid on this one now ….. nhs has been crippled for to long now .