20/01/2025
Harrowing testimonies in the RCN report reveal the devastating conditions NHS staff endure: patients dying in corridors, lifesaving CPR delayed due to overcrowding, and nurses in tears, unable to deliver the care patients deserve.
Nurses are grappling with burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral injury – directly impacting patients’ care.
At the Point of Care Foundation, we’re grateful Schwartz Rounds are recognised as a way to help staff process their experiences, but we know they're not enough.
These experiences are the result of the “long-term costs to... under-resourcing of public services” and “sustained political decisions not to fund healthcare at a level commensurate with rising demand.”
Healthcare is a universal need – everyone in the UK will experience NHS services in their lifetimes. But, without funding for critical staff support, patient-centred care becomes impossible.
A shocking Royal College of Nursing report reveals the toll chronic underfunding has taken on staff, and rings alarm bells for the future
