Nurses’ mental health: ‘Most people in the NHS, they are sad’
An A&E nurse describes the anguish she’s faced – and how a helpline inspired by Clap for Carers gave her hope….
Although the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) register shows the number of nurses, midwives and nursing associates has grown by 1.8% to just under 745,000, it also shows the number of people leaving the profession is at its highest rate since 2017 with 13,945 quitting between April and September this year.