NHS...

Hand holding
Boundary pushing,

Prescription writing,

Family missing.

Research projects,

On rotation,

Always learning,

Inspiring vocation.

Medical exams,

Continual reading,

Specialisms,

World leading.

Endless nights,

Coffee fuelled,

No breaks,

Despite the rules.

Always alert,

Trying their best,

Keep on going,

No time to rest.

Carry us through,
Our grief and hope,
With a tender smile,
Or a well timed joke.

Cannulars,

Sample pots,

Blood testing,

Rashes and spots.

Emergency cases,

Birthdays missed.

Families gone to bed,

Without their loved ones kiss.

Are we grateful?

No, the media groans,

Poor waiting times,

The people moan.

Not enough staff,

Yet no more funding,

Just keep on plodding,

Unrest now rumbling.

Just work more,

Just work harder,

Increase productivity,

Push people through faster.

You are to blame,

You are the cause,

Not the management structure,

Or budgetting flaws.

Privatisation,

Under our nose,

Services going to tender,

Or starting to close.

Years they give,

To qualify,

Driven to care,

And now questioning why?

Broken trust,

Hardline tactics,

Public blinded by

Rabbit in the hat tricks.

Ignore the spin,

The one lone man,

Who cannot care for you

when 53,000 Drs can.

We need to support them,

To keep care at its best.

And unite for the wonder

That is our NHS.