This headline is part of the problem:
In one case a mother and baby were harmed after an inaccurate scan, with the staff member saying fatigue and workload contributed.
In the chemotherapy case the staff were nearly nine hours into a 12.5-hour day shift and had only managed five to six hours of sleep between shifts and had limited breaks because of staffing pressures.
The hospital investigation found fatigue was “likely to have been a factor”.
It’s not a novel finding that people who are tired make mistakes. We know this. But this issue is framed incorrectly.
What entity is driving an entire workforce of people to be overworked? Limited breaks because of staffing pressure?
The article shifts the blame to the individual worker with this type of headline.
The article should be written in a less biased way: The government and the NHS are putting patients at risk by failing to properly staff hospitals.
Haha right?
It’s good for us to remember that it’s not a skill issue in recognizing potential corruption. They’re just very cool with corruption when the color of the hat is their favorite.