The other NHS crisis: the overworked nurses who are leaving in despair

The other NHS crisis: the overworked nurses who are leaving in despair The junior doctors’ dispute may be nearly over, but another crisis is brewing in the nursing profession, where staff shortages, a lack of recruitment and funding cuts have left many feeling they cannot carry on in the job they love

At what point is a qualified nurse – who entered the NHS expecting long hours and low pay – pushed so far that they can no longer carry on? For Stacey, a 27-year-old nurse from Liverpool, it was when she had become so broken that she felt she had lost every one of the “five Cs” that are instilled in nurses during their training: commitment, conscience, competence, compassion, and confidence. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• NHS nurse shortages 'to last another four years' The Guardian
• Major hospital incidents becoming year-round occurrence, nurses warn The Guardian