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The truth about short staffing and an open apology that your call bells been ringing for 10 minutes

So, I know you hear a lot about the NHS, about nurses tirelessly campaigning for safer staffing levels, about the whole system being underfunded.   And we’re all inundated with politicians using it as their bait in upcoming elections.   One sides telling you they’ll invest x amount, another that they’ll recruit z amount more.   Both blaming each other for the chaos that’s the current climate.   And in between all this, the power of social media means we’re flooded with stories of the queues outside emergency departments, about patients left needing the toilet and delays in getting treatment. And only if you look more closely, do you see the positive stories shining through like the first shaft of sunlight after a storm. But I’m sure you’ve had your own experience? There’s not one of us who hasn’t at some point either visited a family member or been the receiver of hospital care.   I’m a nurse, but I have a family, and I’m not immune to illness, disease...