1/ The #NHSCrisis is at a dangerous peak. Yet there's more on the TV news about hospitals in China than here. So, I pulled together some stories on it from just the last few days to show just how bad things are. More people need to know this, we can't rely on the TV media. 🧵
2/ Critical incidents declared in a number of health authorities with all staff being called in.
3/ Mored details on all the critical incidents in just one day
4/ Hospitals are themselves saying they're at breaking point
leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-new…
5/ Some authorities have had multiple critical incidents in a short while
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…
6/ Staffing is already at crisis point and it's getting worse
7/ NHS staff are working beyond their shift hours, unpaid
8/ The wait to get an ambulance when it's urgent
9/ Sadly sometimes the wait to get an ambulance when it's urgent is too long
10/ The wait just to get into hospital from an ambulance
11/ Doctor treats patient outside hospital doors because there's not space inside Story:
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/ae-d…
12/ Hospital A&E doctors are also treating patients inside ambulances because of capacity problems in the hospital
13/ The waits in A&E departments are horrendous
14/ Details on the A&E crisis in one city, Liverpool
15/ NHS A&E staff are getting desperate and sending out warnings
16/ The wait to get a bed after A&E
17/ Reminder: This unfolding crisis is less about COVID, flu or strikes. It's more about 12+ years of Tory underinvestment and mismanagement. This crisis is the inevitable result of Tory policies.
18/ This Thread is by no means exhaustive. I'm sure there's more stories and worse stories. I just tried to give a snapshot to show how bad things are. Share your own experiences and feel free to add onto here. Above all, share these stories, more people need to know!
