this is the impact that we will see as a result of those strikes. at least a quarter of a million appointments and operations affected, but that number could be higher. it could be as high as 350,000 appointments affected. 250,000 appointments. let s look at the uk in terms of doctors and nurses compared to other 0ecd nations. so you have austria at the top and the uk at the bottom. when we look at the number of doctors and nurses, compared to western europe. of course, this is the uk as a of course, this is the uk as a whole, notjust england. but it paints the picture with the uk is the bottom here, also with nurses as the bottom here, also with nurses as the bottom. we can see no way very high at the top of both lists there. so the uk is already dealing with a shortage when compared to western european nations. we can see norway. we have also had this morning, from 2022, the who said it described the situation as a ticking time bomb, saying that without immediate acti
legend pele has arrived at the stadium of his former club, santos, for a public wake. hello and welcome. in the uk, senior doctors are warning that some hospital accident and emergency departments are in a complete state of crisis because of the extreme pressures facing the national health service this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says it s impossible to provide the best standard of care and there s no doubt patients are being harmed. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. we are used to seeing pictures like this every winter now. patients waiting in corridors and outside in ambulances as health experts talk about a crisis in care. this year the warning voices seem louder than ever. most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the top most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the toughest winters they can remember. i feel uncomfortable, deeply uncomfortable about the level of care we are sometimes, because of the degr
midwives in england. 91 nhs trusts have told us about their midwife staffing levels. they vary in size, but, on average, trusts are 25 midwives short. i think it s actually been really amazing. oh, that s so sweet. it means a lot. in northern ireland, the average midwife shortage is 19. for wales, it s 15. scotland doesn t record its workforce gaps in the same way. there is a plan and progress to train and hire more midwives. another worry, though, is keeping more experienced staff. i suddenly thought, i have to get out i can t stay in this environment any more. hannah williams worked as a midwife in a different part of the country, but felt like she was failing all the time. at 35, she quit the job she used to love. the reason i left is
scotland doesn t record its workforce gaps in the same way. there is a plan and progress to train and hire more midwives. another worry, though, is keeping more experienced staff. i suddenly thought, i have to get out i can t stay in this environment any more. hannah williams worked as a midwife in a different part of the country, but felt like she was failing all the time. at 35, she quit the job she used to love. the reason i left is because i decided i couldn t be one of those providing unsafe care for people. if you do not have enough midwives to care for the number of people that are requiring your care, then the safetyjust goes. i may have just about preserved safety, butjust preserving safety shouldn t be enough in the nhs. i am optimistic for the future. as england s chief midwifery officer, it s part of
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