Monday 23 May 2022 01:55 AM Former cancer tsar calls for doctors to work from home as part of drive to end ... trends now
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NHS consultants should be allowed to work from home, according to the Government’s former cancer tsar.
Calling for radical action to help tackle record waiting lists, Sir Mike Richards says some doctors could monitor patients virtually without coming in to work. He also proposes handing greater responsibility to staff without medical qualifications.
Professor Richards, a former chief inspector of hospitals who remains influential in government, told The Times: ‘It is a question of using every lever rather than just saying it can’t be done. It can be done, but it’s going to be hard work.’
Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals said: ‘It is a question of using every lever rather than just saying it can’t be done. It can be done, but it’s going to be hard work.’
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