Constant restructuring of NHS is demoralising staff, survey finds

Nonstop changes – including new STPs from April – partly responsible for difficulty in retaining hospital and clinic workers

The number of NHS reorganisations in recent years is a key reason for the health service’s struggle to retain staff, a poll has found.

The NHS has been struggling to meet rising demand with a chronic shortage of staff and the results of a survey, published on Friday, suggest that a feeling of constant upheaval is at least partially to blame.