Staff are 'forever saying sorry' to patients
Under-pressure midwives at a hospital in Nottinghamshire have lifted the lid on the increasing stresses of their job due to 'horrendous' staffing levels. NHS workers on the maternity ward at King's Mill Hospital said workforce shortages sometimes made the service feel unsafe.
Read more: Health bosses urge Nottinghamshire public to get Covid booster to 'top up immunity' before Christmas Midwives across the UK were urged last month to go on strike by the Royal College of Midwives in a dispute with the government over pay. The result of the ballot, due to close on Monday, December 12, could put more pressure on maternity wards across Nottinghamshire.
"But actually, when we look back at recent shifts, we've not gone below our minimum staffing at all, in the last six months. It may feel that they're unsafe, but actually what we have to go back to is why did it make you feel unsafe? And is there anything around it we can do? Our outcomes are good at Sherwood, so we know we've got the outcomes.
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