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NHS backlog: are nurses ready for more overtime?

The new government wants nurses to do extra shifts to help clear the NHS backlog, but many already work overtime – often unpaid. We look at the challenge in numbers
Posted 26 July 2024 - 11:00
NHS backlog: nurse in scrubs with a coins and a clock behind them, suggesting extra hours worked and money earned through overtime shifts
 
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