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Unsocial shifts and nurse rotas: what’s the breaking point?

Nurses expect workload demands and pressures to influence shifts and rosters, but there has to be give and take – especially if the NHS is to improve retention
Posted 19 March 2024 - 09:55
Illustration showing two nursing team members in uniform standing pointing at a huge shift roster, as if discussing filling or swapping shifts
 
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