NHS Wales: Doctor staffing shortage as winter pressure hits

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Unable to deliver the care they want, many doctors are thinking about quitting, a union says.

"Sometimes I just think: 'Can I carry on doing this?' In its current form, there's no way that anybody could continue working like this.

She said her elderly patients faced long and "extremely distressing" waits for admission to hospital. Those in hospital longer than a week lose their existing care package, a situation she called a "truly heartbreaking". "We're literally just able to see cancer patients and urgent patients," he said. "We're not able to see much in the way of routines at all.

One member of staff in the NHS, who asked to remain anonymous, said added pressure during the busy winter period would mean having to put two patients in cubicles meant for one. "If we can't actually deliver health care for our patients, then we have to look at what else we can do."Dr Collins said workforce numbers might suggest all is well, but many staff are no longer working full time, with some realising their own heath and livelihoods were being harmed.

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