Re: NHS Malaise
Originally Posted by
AnnieS
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I just had another look at that data and I can see where the graphic is misrepresenting the actual numbers. The values in the graph show total numbers. So of course most of the staff are nurses. But the actual change is 281,064 FTEs in 2010 to 286,020 FTEs in 2017. Which is an increase of 4,956 actual staff in post.
A large chunk of those if you dig deeper are likely to be health visitors because David Cameron pledged to increase health visitors in his call to action in 2011. The planned increase over the years to 2015 was funnily enough 4,200 :
https://www.gov.uk/government/upload...ation-plan.pdf
The reports show that the NHS is short of 42,000 nurses.
Annie......you're doing it again......making facts fit your prejudice!!
The NHS has increased staff each year for the past 7 years and is better funded now than ever in it's history.
More money and more staff is NOT the whole answer.
Better use of of existing assets, personnel and better strategic planning.
Every area in which the NHS is failing miserably at present.
We need a new Health service for the modern age. The existing service is busted beyond redemption!