Doctors report “cry of pain” at witnessing worsening health under government cuts

Doctors across the UK have told the BMA of the distress they are experiencing at witnessing people’s health suffer as a result of years of “government neglect and funding cuts.”They said that they are picking up the pieces of a broken social safety net, decimated public services, in-work poverty, and weakened public health.“The toll such demand takes on doctors and other healthcare staff could be mitigated if the UK government took steps to protect the nation’s health,” said the BMA in a report.1 It called for urgent government action to protect people’s economic security, to properly fund public services, and to tackle health inequalities.BMA president Martin McKee said doctors’ experiences amounted to a “cry of pain” and sense of helplessness for patients whose lives were worsening as budgets for health, welfare, local government, and housing were eroding.“Doctors will not stand by while the people they treat suffer needlessly from a…
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