[lettie]

All I can say is that frontline NHS is the most frustrating place to work. You know that people take advantage and there's nothing you can do about it. You constantly strive to give the best care that you can give, but it is never enough because there are too few staff and you end up run ragged and knackered all the time. It's no wonder that nurses and midwives are leaving the NHS in droves. They are either emigrating or just quitting and going to work in jobs outside nursing. Years of experience are lost every year through qualified nurses and midwives quitting. You would think that with the money that the government invested in our training, they would be trying to keep us happy, but evidently not.....