TV series about hospitals always present nursing as a worthwhile rewarding occupation, but the TV depiction is a complete distortion of the reality. Almost two-thirds of nurses have considered quitting their jobs in the last 12 months because they are so stressed, a survey has found. Swingeing cuts to the numbers of nurses in the NHS have left many feeling overburdened and unable to give the care they would want. 'A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey of 10,000 staff found that 62% had thought about leaving over the last year because they were under so much stress in their job. Sixty-one per cent felt unable to give patients the care they would want to because they were too busy, while 83% believed their workload had increased in the last 12 months.' (Guardian, 31 August) Official figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre revealed that the NHS has lost more than 5,000 nurses in just three years.
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