Jul 16, 2022

💬 Hospitals ordered to find more beds and nurses can drink at nurses' station.

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Physical beds are usually not the problem for NHS trusts but instead the constrained supply of nurses and doctors.

UCAS figures reveal that 5,610 fewer students applied for undergraduate nursing and midwifery courses this year.

A recent NursingNotes poll found that found a massive 38% of nursing staff were still banned from drinking in clinical areas.

Support for nurses taking industrial action has risen since the Government proposed a 2% to 3% pay award.

Outside temperatures could hit a record-breaking 43°C next Sunday but hospitals and care homes are likely to be much hotter.

The warning comes as NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital seek to cut costs by reducing the size of their workforce.

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