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Drop the 7 Day NHS manifesto - it's not safe.

Submitted on Tuesday 17th November 2015

Published on Wednesday 18th November 2015

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 18th May 2016

Signatures: 349

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Britain ~ NHS ~ NHS staff

Petition Action

Drop the 7 Day NHS manifesto - it's not safe.

Petition Details

All NHS staff want an improved NHS 7 days a week. However, expectations of current NHS staff to provide a 7 day NHS without increased staff, funding or resources is unrealistic and will be unsafe for patients.

Additional Information

The OECD & Nuffield Trust has found that Britain currently needs 47700 more nurses and 26500 more doctors at a cost of £5 billion to meet the standards of other developed countries.

The projected cost for the NHS by 2020 is £30 billion. £8 billion of that has been promised by the current government. It has been proposed that the remaining £22 billion shortfall be met by efficiency savings.

Promising increased 7 day services without increasing staff, funding & resources is unsafe for patients.


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