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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson

NHS in England under more ‘extreme pressure’ than at height of pandemic

Amanda Pritchard.
Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, wants the health service to recruit more ‘homegrown’ workers. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The NHS is under more “extreme pressure” than it was at the height of the pandemic and may not recover from the disruption and fallout caused by Covid for another two years, the head of the NHS in England has warned.

Amanda Pritchard, the chief executive of NHS England, said the health service was “over-reliant” on foreign staff and called for universities to “ramp up” training places for medical workers to address staff shortages.

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