Expand the nursing workforce at scale and pace, say Committee

Expand the nursing workforce at scale and pace, say Committee The Health Committee say too little attention has been given to retaining nurses in the NHS, which has resulted in more nurses now leaving than joining the professional register, in its report into the Nursing workforce.

There are many causes for this shortfall, including workload pressures, poor access to continuing professional development, pay and a general sense of not feeling valued. Health Select Committee 

See also:

• Nurses say they no longer able to talk to worried patients over a cup of tea  The Daily Telegraph
• Mental health care crisis looming because trainee nurses are being driven away by bursary cuts, MPs warn The Independent