NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns

The Health Services Safety Investigation Body interviewed about 100 staff to create its report. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

NHS staff are so tired they are dying in car crashes and posing a major threat to patients, the service’s safety watchdog will warn on Thursday.

Fatigue among frontline personnel causing them to make mistakes is a “significant” risk to patients, according to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB).