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lettie · 13-02-2006, 05:20

People with no qualifications often get jobs on NHS wards via the NVQ system these days. The nurses rarely have time to teach these people. Most NHS hospitals are running on bare minimal nursing staff at present and a huge percentage of them are reporting job freezes in order to save money. Many qualified nurses are leaving because there is no job satisfaction, they are overworked and short staffed. When you have only 2 qualified staff looking after 20-30 dependent patients on a ward, is it any wonder that basic needs are not being met?

13-02-2006, 05:20	#4
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: Nursing Care People with no qualifications often get jobs on NHS wards via the NVQ system these days. The nurses rarely have time to teach these people. Most NHS hospitals are running on bare minimal nursing staff at present and a huge percentage of them are reporting job freezes in order to save money. Many qualified nurses are leaving because there is no job satisfaction, they are overworked and short staffed. When you have only 2 qualified staff looking after 20-30 dependent patients on a ward, is it any wonder that basic needs are not being met? __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..