Filmed on the 19th of January 2022 - a snapshot of the staffing pressures on a large NHS foundation trust.

Staff absences due to covid-19 are continuing to place acute hospital services under major pressure, medical leaders have told The BMJ. Official data show that an average of 70 000 hospital trust staff in England were absent from work in the week ending 30 January, 28 000 (40%) of whom were off because of covid-19.1

On 18 and 19 January The BMJ visited University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) to speak to leaders and staff about workforce pressures

Read more; https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o350