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NHS is at breaking point and putting patients at high risk, bosses warn

10-11-2021 19:26

Exclusive: Survey finds nine in 10 leaders say work pressures and lack of staff are unsustainable in EnglandPatient safety in the NHS in England is being put at “unacceptably high” risk, with severe staff shortages leaving hospitals, GP surgeries and A&E units struggling to cope with soaring demand, health chiefs have warned.The health service has hit “breaking point”, the leaders say, with record numbers of patients seeking care. Continue reading...

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Health service is at breaking point and putting patients at risk say NHS leaders

10-11-2021 19:26

Exclusive: Survey finds nine in 10 CEOS and directors in England reporting work pressure and staff shortfall as unsustainablePatient safety in the NHS in England is being put at “unacceptably high” risk, with severe staff shortages leaving hospitals, GP surgeries and A&E units struggling to cope with soaring demand, health chiefs have warned.The health service has hit “breaking point”, the leaders say, with record numbers of patients seeking care. Continue reading...

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‘I feel really let down’: unjabbed care home staff on quitting their jobs

10-11-2021 18:12

With a rule requiring workers to be vaccinated against Covid due to come into effect on Thursday, bedrooms are already standing empty for lack of workersCare homes in England set to lose 50,000 staff as Covid vaccine becomes mandatoryBedrooms are already standing empty at the Greenways care home outside the Warwickshire village of Long Itchington because there aren’t enough staff.Claire Callender, 42, the manager, has already closed 12 of her 27 beds because “there aren’t peopl

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Mandatory Covid jabs shouldn’t be controversial – NHS staff have a duty to do no harm | Frances Ryan

10-11-2021 13:20

Frontline workers cannot expect to remain unvaccinated in a pandemic and to keep working with vulnerable peopleThe health secretary, Sajid Javid, has confirmed that NHS staff will have to be vaccinated against Covid in a bid to address the 103,000 personnel who have not yet had a single dose. The move will finally bring frontline healthcare workers inline with care staff who have to be immunised by this Friday or risk losing their jobs, although NHS staff will have until next April in the hope o

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Care homes in England set to lose 50,000 staff as Covid vaccine becomes mandatory

10-11-2021 11:45

Analysis shows care of about 30,000 residents could be affectedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTens of thousands of care home residents face losing vital support from today as unvaccinated carers clock off for the last time before double jabs become mandatory.About 50,000 care home staff who have not had two doses in England will not be allowed to work from Thursday. Analysis by the Guardian suggests that on current staff/resident ratios without other measures t

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