British nurses consider quitting their jobs

About two thirds of British nurses are considering quitting their jobs as the coalition government’s job cuts have put huge pressure on them, a study has found.

A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) survey of 10,000 staff members show that 62 percent of nurses have considered leaving their jobs over the last year as they felt overburdened by working more unpaid hours.

More than 60 percent of nurses say they could not give patients the care they would want to as they were extremely busy during work hours. Over 80 percent also believed their workload had increased in the last 12 months.

“Salaries have remained static while household bills are rising, and people are finding it really hard” said Rachael McIlroy, from the RCN.

She also raised concerns over extra unpaid hours and staff shortage in hospitals and health centers, saying nurses face “job security” problems.

The RCN has been tracking job cuts since the beginning of the Tory-led government in 2010.It has discovered that around 1,000 posts are at risk by NHS trusts every month as they look for savings of £20bn during the current parliament