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Next generation of nurses deterred by record pressures
New statistics from NHS Digital has revealed that the number of vacant nursing jobs reached a new high in September 2017, with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) saying that pressures are deterring the next generation of British nurses.
in the three months to the end of September 2017 there were 34,260 vacant NHS nurse and midwifery posts advertised. Alongside mounting pressures, the RCN warns that lack of funding and poor pay are discouraging people from joining the profession.
It has therefore called for urgent investment in services and those who provide them, as well as legislation to make ministers accountable for workforce planning and safe staffing levels.
Janet Davies, chief executive of the RCN, said: “The NHS has never been busier but it is shedding experienced nurses quicker than it can find new ones. Earlier cuts to training places are exacerbating the problem just as long-serving staff feel demoralised and pushed to leave the profession. When the government allows nursing on the cheap, patients pay the highest price.”
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