'People are dying after waiting for hours, staff talk of ending it all': Inside the NHS crisis 'warzone'
A patient going into ‘cardiac arrest in the waiting room’, ‘people dying outside the resuscitation area because there’s no room inside’, and ‘patients dying while waiting for ambulances’.
A junior doctor from a different hospital in the region agreed that patients were ‘100 per cent’ dying as a result of unprecedented delays to care in A&Es. "They’re dying going through the doors of A&E, dying while we wait with them on corridors, dying because there’s no room in resus so they go into cardiac arrest outside it [the resuscitation area where the people with potentially life-threatening conditions will be taken when they arrive at hospital].A terrifying picture reflected across the north Medics from across the country are reporting similar, harrowing scenes.
"Many end the shift in tears and are unable to sleep or rest on their days off because of worrying about what harm may have come to patients that they have been responsible for,” explained the Greater Manchester A&E consultant. Another North West Ambulance Service worker has warned that “morale is rock bottom” in the service, saying he knows of at least three colleagues who have taken their own lives in the last year. Multiple paramedics and ambulance service workers have shared their desperation at being stuck outside hospitals, unable to hand patients into the care of doctors because there is no capacity inside.
“We are profoundly grateful to the efforts of all NHS and care staff across the North West, who have already gone above and beyond the call of duty to ensure our patients receive the highest standards of care possible throughout this difficult time. “We acknowledge the pressure across the health and care system and recognise the immense impact on staff," added a Greater Manchester NHS spokesperson. We appreciate the efforts staff have gone to throughout a period of sustained pressure and remain committed to supporting our workforce.
“The NHS will keep its foot on the accelerator to continue to make progress on the Covid backlog and hospitals have today been asked to ensure anyone waiting longer than 18 months has their treatment booked in before March."
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