The NHS at 75—a happy birthday?

The NHS has reached 75, but the mood among staff isn’t celebratory. The past few years have been a period of decline for the NHS, as the pandemic and a population increasingly in need of care has meant that the strain on the health service has reached crisis point. If the NHS were a 75 year old patient admitted to a care of the elderly ward, we might consider what support could be put in place for it but, so far, robust solutions haven’t been forthcoming from the government, and staff and infrastructure are struggling to cope.I have been working as a foundation year 1 doctor for nearly a year now. I love medicine, but the reality of my job is completely different to what I imagined as a first year medical student in 2018 when the NHS had its 70th anniversary. I first applied to medical school in 2016…
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