ðə fˈækt ɐ spˈɛʃəlˌɪst jˈuːnɪt sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðɪs hˈæzbiːn fˈoːɹst tə klˈoʊz ɪts dˈoːɹz tə pˈiːpəl nˈiːdɪŋ kˌiːmoʊθˈɛɹəpi ɪz ðə stˈɑːɹkɪst ˈɛvɪdəns jˈɛt ðætðə nˈɜːs stˈæfɪŋ kɹˈaɪsɪs ɪz dʒˈɛpɚdˌaɪzɪŋ sˈeɪf pˈeɪʃənt kˈɛɹ, wɪð ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ nˈɜːs vˈeɪkənsiz ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd ɐlˈoʊn.”
The fact a specialist unit such as this has been forced to close its doors to people needing chemotherapy is the starkest evidence yet that the nurse staffing crisis is jeopardising safe patient care, with almost 42,000 nurse vacancies in England alone.”