nurses
And they're already deciding to leave.
'She will wake up at the same time every day and save a life.'
'We want and need more maternity staff. Now.'
'Why would you go into a profession that’s only had a 1% pay rise in seven years?'
'I hate that this is the kind of treatment I’m providing purely because there is not enough staff.'
More are now leaving than joining.
1,000 apprentice nurses will join the NHS in September.
'My bursary put a roof over my head and food in my fridge'.