Jun 18, 2022

💬 NHS pay update, sleeping on nights and issuing sick notes

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The pay offer applies to the majority of staff working in the NHS in Scotland on Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

In addition to 20-minute power naps, a limit of three consecutive night shifts would improve safety for patients and staff.

Researchers found that the average earnings of nurses fell by 1.2% a year in real terms between 2010 and 2017.

Until now, only doctors have legally been able to sign fit notes, sometimes called “sick notes”.

Worryingly a massive 28% of student nurses say they are rarely supernumerary when on placement.

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