Health workers ‘shattered’, says Jeremy Farrar as more NHS strikes loom

Incoming WHO chief scientist says if morale, staffing and training not addressed, workers won't be there when you need them'

Healthcare workers are absolutely shattered" and unless something is done to address the crisis in morale, staffing and training then they won't be there when you need them", one of the world's leading scientists has warned.

Speaking to the Guardian, Prof Jeremy Farrar, the director of Wellcome and soon to be chief scientist of the World Health Organization, warned that healthcare workers would not be ready should another crisis hit.