Who the hell would want to work in healthcare?

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Our health sector is in crisis. Doctors are overworked, nurses are burnt out and underpaid. Many healthcare professionals are coming close to retirement and others are simply leaving their professions for greener pastures.

We need to improve working conditions and get more people into healthcare as soon as possible.

It’s bad now, but I’m even more concerned about the much bigger problem that’s ominously looming.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the value of frontline workers, but it’s also shown us how challenging the roles are.

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