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Daisy Graham-Brown

‘I don't think we can work any harder’: Current and former NHS staff trash Welsh Government waiting lists plans

Former and current NHS staff along with others have trashed plans to ask staff to work longer hours.

One current nurse said she didn't know how she or her colleagues would be able to work any harder than they already did, while another person, who said they had just left the NHS, said the work-life balance was already atrocious and the new plans would encourage more people to quit.

Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan announced on Tuesday that 'Super Saturdays' would be introduced in Welsh hospitals in an attempt to boost productivity rates, as well as the introduction of incentives which encouraged staff to take on longer shifts.

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