She informs the minister that her daughter Lucy was removed from a “horrendous” waiting list due to “the enormous number of people that came through and the lack of resources.”
During a hospital visit, a mother confronted health secretary Steve Barclay, telling him that NHS staff are “stretched to the bone.”
Sarah Pinnington-Auld said that her three-year-old daughter Lucy, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, was removed from the “absolutely horrible” waiting list at King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill, London, due to “the obscene amount of people that came through and the lack of resources.”
She informed Mr. Barclay, “This is quite distressing because our daughter has a life-limiting, life-shortening disease.”
“We have wonderful professionals who are overworked, and they are unable to deliver the degree of care that they would like to.
Because they are working under such difficult conditions, the NHS personnel is even more extraordinary than usual.
She mentioned the pressures facing King’s College Hospital and continued, “Everything’s not fair to blame it on the epidemic anymore, is it? The NHS had problems before the pandemic.”
She continued, “We were low on doctors and beds before the outbreak, therefore I believe it is incorrect to blame everything on the virus.”
In addition, she informed the health secretary: “People who cannot access health and social services are occupying beds.
Therefore, until the government prioritizes health and social care, the already limited number of beds will remain full.
The mother of two reported that in response to her worries, Mr. Barclay stated that the government was putting more money into health care.
Ms. Pinnington-Auld has already expressed her support for the Labour Party on social media.
Mr. Barclay is rumored to be writing to the unions to solicit new discussions over strike action; however, sources indicate that he will not discuss increasing their wages.
This week, both nurses and paramedics will participate in walkouts in protest of wages and working conditions.
