I think it’s fair to say that since 2019 it’s been a difficult time in the medical profession. Before Covid hit, we were already having reports of mass burnouts, there was already low staffing, people already leaving for Australia. Covid then obviously had a significant impact on everyone, not just doctors – nurses, healthcare workers, and patients.
Most of all, after that we’ve then had the issues of the pay erosion since 2008, and low staffing, as people know that they can get better terms, conditions and pay in other countries. So in terms of my day-to-day life, I am seeing the impact an NHS which hasn’t kept its staff and hasn’t supported its staff is having on patients every day.
