GPs are being asked to work in hospitals across Nottinghamshire in a crisis some have 'never come across before'. A leaked email to doctors reveals those who are not already too tired from their existing responsibilities are being asked to help healthcare colleagues on hospital wards themselves.
The email, seen by Nottinghamshire Live, states care systems in the city and county are under "extremely challenging" pressures. The local NHS system is on its highest alert level, OPEL 4, and secondary care and East Midlands Ambulance Service staff are in "extremely taxing positions".
As a result doctors have been asked to support healthcare colleagues "through this difficult time" by joining them on ward rounds. While GPs would be paid to work at either Nottingham University Hospitals or Sherwood Forest Hospitals, one has argued they are already under enough pressure as it is.
