Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeNHS and social care staff burnout has reached an "emergency" level and poses a risk to the future of services, MPs have warned. In their new report, the MPs said: "The emergency that workforce burnout has become will not be solved without a total overhaul of the way the NHS does workforce planning. "Staff face unacceptable pressure with chronic excessive workload identified as a key driver of workforce burnout. But even before the crisis, the NHS faced shortages of around "one in 10 or one in 12 staff", the MPs' report added. Meanwhile, in adult social care, MPs heard during their inquiry that the situation is "fragile".

Source: Daily Mirror June 08, 2021 09:01 UTC