NHS staff covid cases underline urgency of vaccine rollout, says UNISON

Responding to the publication today (Thursday) by NHS Digital of the latest staff absence figures, which show half of cases are now covid-related, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:  
“These stark figures confirm what exhausted health workers already know – the NHS is under overwhelming strain.
“Staffing levels were already low pre-pandemic. Now employees are suffering the consequences. They’re having to deal with excessive workload