“It feels like one of those decisions that can be made on paper quite easily but there’s no appreciation to the distress and practical problems that [shutting] causes.”
reported, there are usually 1.3 million GP appointments in England each Monday, making it the NHS’s busiest day. Normally, bank holidays are expected and few appointments are made in the first place. However, in this case, because it is a last-minute bank holiday, thousands of people are receiving last-minute cancellations.“I think it’s difficult because we are all struggling for appointments and with backlogs,”.
“However, what we also need to understand is that NHS staff are human too with emotions and life’s stressors and deserve to be treated as such,” adds Dr Wall. “Many are also in mourning and even if they are not, if schools are closed, they will have childcare issues, so we need consider this. None of us were planning for this and we have to try and do our best to manage it.”A number of funeral and crematory services have decided to close their doors on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
“Some funerals will go ahead, others are moving to a different date – led by the needs and wishes of the bereaved families involved and in consultation with their chosen funeral venue,” Deborah Smith, a spokesperson for the National Association of Funeral Directors toldFor many, the cancellation of funerals has been disruptive.
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