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Originally Posted by nomadking
The problem is that they can never predict when exactly any increase in demand is going to occur. Impossible to plan ahead for. the alternative to cancelled ops, is to not plan any ops over the winter months. More money won't solve anything as there's supposed to be a staff shortage.
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It can be predicted and this crisis was predicted. The Flu was going to be bad this year, forecast months ago, coupled with the Xmas break, cold weather, staff shortages and ageing population, it really isn't rocket science. We just haven't invested enough or employed and trained enough staff in the NHS. Poor management maybe a factor, but it's being used as a smokescreen to try and get away from the fact we're not paying or valuing the NHS or it's staff enough.
On top of that we've got a govt. who have an agenda to run the NHS down. Jeremy Hunt is very quiet, probably waiting for this promotion to Deputy PM having achieved all his objectives no doubt.
