Pressure ramps up for the staff who are fit for work
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Pressure ramps up for the staff who are fit for work

Erin Dean Health journalist

Nurses are being asked to sacrifice their time off as they put their own well-being on the line to maintain patient safety amid high staff absence levels

Overstretched nurses are facing unrelenting pressure as high levels of staff sick leave take a toll on the already depleted workforce.

Nursing Standard. 37, 2, 15-17. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.2.15.s11

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