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Daniel Allen Freelance journalist and former mental health nurse, Daniel@wave.eclipse.co.uk

Down with shifts: Daniel Allen fights for the right to a weekend lie in

I was trying to recall what it was I liked about working shifts. Then I remembered: absolutely nothing. Having to work is bad enough, but having to do it when everyone else is going to the pub or enjoying a weekend lie in is devilish.

Nursing Standard. 21, 31, 24-24. doi: 10.7748/ns.21.31.24.s27

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