A recent NHS survey has discovered that thousands of patients from across the country are being treated in hospitals where nearly 20% of the staff has stressed that they would not be satisfied with the standard of care and quality offered if a friend or relative was in need of a treatment.

The survey involved over 150,000 NHS employees, and discovered that 46% often felt that they were either rushed or understaffed. 4 in 10 survey participants admitted that there were conflicting demands in their job.

The survey was undertaken by the healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission.

While a large group of the staff was still just about satisfied with the quality of care that they were personally offering to the patients, in spite of the time pressures, there were few workers who were confident about the treatment that was provided by the NHS overall.

Chief Economist at the King's Fund health think-tank, John Appleby has termed that survey figures as "deeply worrying".

The results of the survey were publicly released on Wednesday.