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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
i was in the ICU having suffered a stroke and have spent the last 10 months regularly visiting as an out patient across 3 different hospitals in the area. So I've had a good chance to form an opinion
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Sorry to hear that BOTS, I hope thing are going well. Like I said the staff are incredible and taking the world on their shoulders right now, part of the reason for the strikes of course is about ensuring that these professions remain attractive to good quality staff, not just the salaries of the current staff. Critical care services (not A&E unfortunately, but once triaged) especially are doing well all things considered.
The structural elements holding it all together are falling apart. They're losing staff by the day quicker than they can recruit, and even if that wasn't the case, an NQN or first year junior doctor is no replacement for a nurse with a decade of experience or a burnt out registrar. There really are looming issues that the current government has shown no inclination to tackle... In fact a pointed aversion to tackling... So I just don't think they're going to be resolved.