It's not being able to get face2face appts with GPs where the problem begins
and now they are being paid for doing examinations that they aren't actually doing; as well as being paid £15.00 per jab. I bet they wouldn't pay me £15.00 a go if I offered up my time.
Also: often the opportunity for operations is missed due to patients not bothering to tell the Hospital that they no longer require surgery, they simply don't turn up on the day: = a theatre slot empty unless a patient can be called in at the last minute. Ready primed, nil by mouth from mid-night, have your case packed ready. I have personal experience of this.
Initially yes, all consultants cancelled routine operations because beds were potentially required for Covid cases. However, many beds remained empty depending on where the pockets of covid were ........... the NHS cannot make more iCU or critical care beds available than they already have, though most patients have oxygen points by each bed regardless. Then there needs to be staff qualified to use those correctly.
I found that it was the waiting once diagnosed that was the worst, once I was in the system I felt supported and getting on with it.
