'My relative was on Ward 5B and I have to say I was concerned by what I witnessed.'
board bosses after claiming relatives' wellbeing is being compromised by staff shortages at Glasgow's biggest hospital.
Whistleblowers say that under-pressure medics are struggling to keep Ward 5B of Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital operating to a 'satisfactory level'. One family member contacted the Glasgow Times to say they were worried, not only about the people receiving care but about the increasing burden on doctors and nursing staff there."The demands on the staff are clearly having an impact on the quality of care people are receiving, but there is only so much you can do when you don't have the manpower.
"I could only see a couple of nursing staff on the ward while I was visiting. They were run ragged and doing their best, but there is only so much a pair of people can do. They were overwhelmed.” Another concerned relative added: “The worry is that the people working on this ward are going to burn out. Then more are off sick, absent with stress or worse, decide that there is a better way to make a living."Our health service is in crisis and needs sorted out sooner rather than later."
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