Exhausted doctor slams staff shortages with 30 A&E shifts unfilled in next 7 days AN exhausted doctor has criticised the lack of staff which is said to have left 30 A&E shifts unstaffed for the next seven days. The medic, who asked to remain anonymous, said differing pay arrangements between Basildon and Southend Hospitals had exacerbated the problem, with doctors less likely to stand in for shifts at Southend because of delays in overtime payment. The Southend Hospital doctor said: “The whole situation is impacting everyone’s mental health and we are seeing rising numbers of staff either isolating with family members who have tested positive or falling ill.
Exhausted doctor slams staff shortages with 30 A&E shifts unfilled in next 7 days AN exhausted doctor has criticised the lack of staff which is said to have left 30 A&E shifts unstaffed for the next seven days. The medic, who asked to remain anonymous, said differing pay arrangements between Basildon and Southend Hospitals had exacerbated the problem, with doctors less likely to stand in for shifts at Southend because of delays in overtime payment. The Southend Hospital doctor said: “The whole situation is impacting everyone’s mental health and we are seeing rising numbers of staff either isolating with family members who have tested positive or falling ill.
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7:00 AM December 31, 2020
Broomfield Hospital is to hire extra nurses from around the world as part of its 2021 recruitment drive.
- Credit: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Broomfield Hospital is to hire extra nurses from around the world as part of its 2021 recruitment drive.
The move is thanks to a £400,000 package from NHS England and NHS Improvement to hospitals across the East of England for 145 additional overseas staff up to October 2021.
Over the last two years, the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital in Chelmsford, as well as Basildon and Southend, has recruited 600 international nurses, while continuing to hire nurses within the UK.
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