Less doctors, doctors and medical equipment in Britain than other wealthy nations

A report has found that Britain has fewer doctors, nurses and crucial medical equipment than most other wealthy countries.

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for every 10,000 people in 2012, there were only 2.8 doctors and 8.2 nurses.

Other wealthy nations within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) had an average of 3.2 doctors and 8.9 nurses for every 10,000 people.

The EIU has described the UK figures as ‘worrying’ as evidence shows that there is a strong link between staff numbers and patient outcomes.

The Unit cited the Mid Staffordshire scandal, in which hundreds of patients lost their lives as a result of poor and inadequate care, with insufficient staffing levels pointed to as a reason for the failings within the trust.

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Posted by Karen Motley, Paralegal, Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (karenmotley@chadlaw.co.uk ), Medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

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