SOME NHS nurses and doctors are unable to fill up at petrol stations due to the fuel shortage crisis, The Argus understands.

Staff at hospitals in Sussex are struggling to buy the petrol and diesel needed to allow them to travel to work.

It is understood that staff working anti-social hours, such as morning and evening shifts, have been particularly affected because of limited public transport options during these times.

The Argus: ASDA in Hollingbury remains closed to customers as the station ran emptyASDA in Hollingbury remains closed to customers as the station ran empty

This morning, drivers were pictured queuing for miles at filling stations in Brighton that did not have any fuel.

ASDA in Hollingbury remains closed to customers as the station ran empty, and on the A27, panic buying saw motorists queuing on the carriageway between Lewes and Kingston.

Earlier today, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said NHS staff and care workers in the capital are unable to make it to work as shortages continue to hit petrol stations across the country.

The Argus: Staff at hospitals in Sussex are struggling to buy the petrol and diesel needed to allow them to travel to workStaff at hospitals in Sussex are struggling to buy the petrol and diesel needed to allow them to travel to work

Mr Khan told Sky News: “We’re hearing stories across London of petrol stations running out of petrol.

“Our emergency services and our buses have enough, and they have some in reserve, but we are hearing stories about care workers, people who work in hospitals who need their car to go to hospital, black cab drivers, private hire vehicle drivers not being able to fuel up and provide the services that our city needs but also to enable people to get to work.”

His comments came as it is said the Prime Minister is considering whether to call in soldiers to deliver fuel to petrol stations as pumps ran dry after days of panic-buying.

Several reports suggested that Boris Johnson on Monday could take the drastic step of sending in the Army to drive oil tankers as “frenzied buying” added to fuel-supply issues caused by a lack of HGV drivers.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has refused to rule out requesting military assistance, after queues for the pumps continued across the country at the weekend.

Mr Shapps has already backed down over his reluctance to import foreign labour to solve the HGV driver shortage, by creating 5,000 three-month visas to bring in extra hauliers to address delivery pressures.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust have been contacted for comment.

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