'Accident waiting to happen' at Carstairs hospital as librarian forced to work shift amidst staffing crisis

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A staffing crisis at high security state hospital Carstairs in Lanarkshire meant a librarian was forced to cover a shift on a ward.

Whistleblowers claim the failure to attract new staff to the hospital is putting current staff and patients at risk and said "it's an accident waiting to happen." Untrained dieticians, psychologists and occupational therapists are said to have been called upon to help out with ward deficits as recruitment shortages plunges the facility into a dangerous staffing problem.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android A source said: "Other staff disciplines working in the wards to help fill the deficit is an accident waiting to happen."We keep being told there will never be an incident like what happened in 1976 but something like that or worse is on the cards.

Management say that was then and we live in a different time now and that will never happen."The whistleblower said the librarian was basically a tick on a sheet to make the numbers "look good."They said: "It was earlier this month.