NHS Staff Errors

The National Health Service or NHS, has recently come under a lot of criticism for failure to meet with the basic medical standards of the country. These services are free to the public, so yes, the facilities area generally quite busy, but the vast amounts of NHS mistakes and NHS cover ups are outrageous. Many units such as the paediatric, dentistry and mental units have been found to lack the minimum requirements of patients especially during emergencies.

But the major concern is that of staff shortages. Many have committed NHS mistakes because they work excessively long, stressful hours due to staff shortages and are under intense pressure or trauma. Though a few cases of misconduct against patients have been reported to the concerned staff, many go unreported and fall victim to NHS cover ups. More recently, a senior nurse with an impressive 30 year record was suspended after administering a drug to the wrong patient. On interrogation the nurse accepted she had given the wrong person an insulin injection but maintained that these kinds NHS mistakes were committed commonly in the hospitals.

Many nurses and other staff confirm that resources need to be extended dramatically in the face of the increasing number of casualties and in-patients that are being treated. Although the hospital authorities say the NHS mistakes and NHS cover ups are committed on lack of disciplinary measures, it is true that clinical care is not as closely monitored and planned for as it should be in majority of the NHS hospitals. If these hospitals receive the proper amount of staff that they needed to function safely, as well as professional and dedicated administration, then perhaps these mistakes and cover ups would not happen anymore. We will all have to wait and see what unfolds and in the meantime pray that you can pay for your next hospital stay in a private facility.