<![CDATA[More evidence of the impact of budgetary pressures &amp; poor workforce planning in the NHS on the health of patients.]]>More evidence of the impact of budgetary pressures & poor workforce planning in the NHS on the health of patients.

Advanced practitioners (mostly nurses) are a valuable & important element of the health service but thrusting them into situations for which their training & skills may be insufficient via 'doctor substitution' is dangerous for patients & also abusive of those staff expected to 'act up' into doctors' roles.

This is not a good way to proceed!

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Safety fears as UK hospitals use nurses to cover for doctors due to shortage of medics

Exclusive: Advanced practitioners are being deployed to cover doctor rota gaps across the NHS, figures show

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the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/5ca1dfa4-c043-4169-8755-29ce860f6ae2/more-evidence-of-the-impact-of-budgetary-pressures-amp-poor-workforce-planning-in-the-nhs-on-the-health-of-patients.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:54:14 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 07:25:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to More evidence of the impact of budgetary pressures &amp; poor workforce planning in the NHS on the health of patients. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:11:40 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 @christineburns look we need someone to fly this plane… anyone watched someone else play Microsoft flightsim and want to have a go?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Wifiwits/statuses/116464333674500557https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/Wifiwits/statuses/116464333674500557Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:11:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More evidence of the impact of budgetary pressures &amp; poor workforce planning in the NHS on the health of patients. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:07:20 GMT]]>@christineburns

ha ha, yes there might well be a cascade as people 'act up'.... but I'm sure Wes has a technology that will solve the problem /s

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6/statuses/116464316617350895https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/ChrisMayLA6/statuses/116464316617350895Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:07:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to More evidence of the impact of budgetary pressures &amp; poor workforce planning in the NHS on the health of patients. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:05:11 GMT]]>@ChrisMayLA6 And are the cleaning staff expected to ‘act up’ to backfill the nurses who are backfilling the doctors?

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