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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours ago

Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests

Proposed immigration changes could prompt up to 50,000 nurses to leave the UK, risking a historic NHS workforce crisis and endangering patient safety.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union

A survey by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) of more than 20,000 nursing staff found that 66% had worked when they should have been on sick leave, up from 49% in 2017. Just under two-thirds (65%) of respondents cited stress to be the biggest cause of illness, up from 50% in 2017. Seven out of 10 said they had worked in excess of their contracted hours at least once a week, with about half (52%) doing so unpaid.
Health
Public health
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Veteran Affairs Losing Doctors and Nurses Amid Understaffing, Facility Closures

VA staffing cuts and contract terminations have left facilities severely understaffed, increasing patient wait times, reducing services, and forcing nurses to work unpaid overtime.
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