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Originally Posted by martyh
I always saw a 7 day NHS more of a load spreading exercise ,for example,if a hospital treats 100,000 in/out patients over 5 days surely it's better to treat the same 100,000 patients over 7 days ,less work load on the doctors and nurses.There will naturally have to be more doctors and nurses but the NHS is having a big recruitment drive anyway due to staff shortages .The main reason for a 7 day NHS is for out patients really imo
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Thinking about it that does make a bit more sense. Patients aren't going to scale to the amount of appointments available. Although I guess they might do if accessibility increases, people who can't be bothered to get something looked at because they can't get the time off work might be more inclined to do so.
The problem with deciding who is right here is that it's just claim after counter-claim. I trust the doctors more than I trust the government and it irks me how Jeremy Hunt wears that poxy NHS badge when he is making public appearances but the fact the BMA accepted an agreement before it's members rejected it has eroded my trust in them as well.