According to recent report by RCN, Valuing nursing in the UK, Feb 23, huge number of nursing staff are leaving their profession as they feel undervalued.
In the context of unprecedented demand for nursing services, the nursing workforce is in crisis with high and rising numbers of vacant posts, not enough new staff entering the profession and a long lead-in time for domestic recruitment, and too many nursing staff leaving the profession. Retaining more of the existing workforce is vital to provide greater stability for health and care services and begin to address the staffing crisis
The report also states employers must design and implement retention strategies. Read more here.
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