NHS Providers says some NHS trusts are 'finding it impossible to recruit extra staff', while the British Heart Foundation says it is concerned about access to echocardiograms in England.
NHS Providers said it had spoken to 172 board level trust leaders from 114 trusts,
Echos look at the structure of the heart and are routinely used to diagnose congenital disease and problems with valves. It said the government"must act now" to address the"cardiology NHS workforce crisis" and outline how"newly announced diagnostic centres" could be brought into play.
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