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UK UPS Issues - Coggle Diagram
UK UPS Issues
NHS
Falling NHS bed numbers -
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/an-nhs-under-pressure
Economic aspect
Long waits and waiting lists for patients -
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/an-nhs-under-pressure
Technological aspect
Chronic understaffing -
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/an-nhs-under-pressure
Political aspect
Emergency Services
Police
Police funding by the government was decreased by %20 in 2010 which lead to a closure of 600 to 900 police stations in England -
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/policing-budget-understanding-impacts-austerity-cuts-crime-police-effectiveness-and#:~:text=At%20the%20heart%20of%20these,900%20police%20stations%20in%20England
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Economic aspect
Fire service
Staff shortages -
https://www.columbiasouthern.edu/blog/blog-articles/2023/february/emerging-trends-in-the-fire-service/#:~:text=Staffing%20Shortages,firefighters%20to%20fill%20open%20positions
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Political aspect
Ambulance
Serve ambulance delays, over 10.6 million calls answered in 2022, which causes patients safety being compromised which results to people dying -
https://theconversation.com/seven-ways-to-fix-the-broken-nhs-ambulance-services-207069#:~:text=Against%20the%20backdrop%20of%2010.6,at%20an%20all%2Dtime%20low
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Political and Legal aspects
Armed Forces
Navy
Recruitment -
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/royal-navy-armed-forces-recruitment-falls-as-calls-to-support-chronically-depleted-military-grow-louder-4215225
Political aspect
Air Forces
Worst of all forces, rated as very weak in its ability to meet national military goals -
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/blogs/article/14285360/neglect-degradation-inflation
Political aspect
Army
Recruitment failing -
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2023/08/17/british-army-cybersecurity-experts/#:~:text=Holroyd%20predicted%20that%20the%20British,%E2%80%9Chighly%2Dcompetitive%E2%80%9D%20environment
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Political aspect
Border Forces
Understaffing -
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/border-force-airport-delays-queues-b2093829.html
Political aspect
limitations on its ability to access data that would allow it to identify and reduce risks -
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/inspection-report-published-an-inspection-of-border-force-insider-threat-january-march-2023#:~:text=Leadership%20structures%20for%20addressing%20insider,to%20identify%20and%20reduce%20risks
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Technological aspect
fighters returning from Syria and more recently the COVID-19 pandemic -
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/independent-review-of-border-force/an-independent-review-of-border-force-accessible-version#:~:text=They%20have%20faced%20significant%20challenges,challenges%20and%20continues%20to%20deliver
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