January 2022
Staffing crisis will prevent NHS recovery, MPs warn
The Independent and the BBC have reported that MPs have said the Covid pandemic has had a “catastrophic” impact on NHS waiting lists and that the current wave of the Omicron variant is exacerbating an already serious staffing crisis that the government is failing to address. A new report from the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee warned that staff shortages have impacted, and will continue to impact, its ability to provide care.