Why do some NHS staff appear to resent agency nurses?
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Why do some NHS staff appear to resent agency nurses?

Claire Read Health journalist

Agency staff are a much-needed part of the NHS nurse workforce as employers struggle to recruit, yet it is a career choice that carries stigma

The NHS is dependent on agency staff. While nursing vacancies have fallen, they remain in the tens of thousands, so a top-up resource of nurses able to fill continuing or short-term gaps is essential.

Nursing Management. 32, 1, 6-7. doi: 10.7748/nm.32.1.6.s2

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