Under-pressure midwives at a hospital in Nottinghamshire have lifted the lid on the increasing stresses of their job due to 'horrendous' staffing levels. NHS workers on the maternity ward at King's Mill Hospital said workforce shortages sometimes made the service feel unsafe.
"You're forever saying sorry to your patients. 'I'm sorry we can't get back to you, I'm sorry we're late getting back to you, sorry'," said Angela Wragg, a 65-year-old midwife with more than 23 years of experience at the Sutton-in-Ashfield-based hospital. "You can only work so fast."
Sherwood Forest Hospitals (SFH), which has a shortfall of 3.8 full time equivalent midwives, said measures meant it always had safe staffing levels. But Ms Wragg, who works on the continuity team, said at times it felt as though levels had been compromised.
