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Planning to leave nursing: what will it take to make you stay?

Thousands of nurses say they feel undervalued and overworked and are planning to leave the NHS. We look at what practical support employers can offer to keep them

Thousands of nurses say they feel undervalued and overworked and are planning to leave the NHS. We look at what practical support employers can offer to keep them

  • More than half of nurses plan on quitting the profession as they are so dissatisfied with the job, according to an RCN survey
  • What nurse employers can do to boost retention, including the initiatives and support staff say matter to them
  • The value of ‘stay conversations’ and how some NHS trusts are using them to support professional development

Feeling undervalued and overworked? Wondering whether nursing is really your future? You are not alone.

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