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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Most NHS staff say they don’t have enough time to spend with patients

Junior doctors on the picket line
Junior doctors on the picket line at Leicester Royal Infirmary this week, one of a number of strikes by NHS staff in recent months. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Most NHS staff think they have too little time to help patients and the quality of care the service provides is falling, a survey reveals.

Medical and nursing groups said the “very worrying” findings showed that hard-pressed staff cannot give patients as much attention as they would like because they are so busy.

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