Almost half Britain’s nurses are considering quitting the NHS, a Sunday Mirror poll reveals today. More and more worn-out Covid heroes are close to hanging up their scrubs like colleague Jenny McGee – one of the intensive care staff who helped save Boris Johnson ’s life.
This week, Jenny quit over the PM’s disastrous failings, saying: “We’re not getting the respect and pay we deserve. I’m sick of it.” She is not alone.
Our poll run with the Nursing Standard journal raises fears of a mass exodus among our 300,000 nurses following the “insulting” 1% pay rise.
We found: Around 43% of the 1,600 nurses questioned said they were thinking of leaving the job they love. More than 90% felt the Government doesn’t value them.
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