'Nurses Using Foodbanks Now'

[bobbinwales]

Bbc headline today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-63992959
Well I want them to get abit more than 4% that the pay body come up with but they allready earn more than me and I dont need foodbanks thanks....so 19%...no chance and I don't believe foodbank stories except in exceptional cases like part timer or trainee or someone with big debts

[MissTerious2]

Desk Diary. I have just spent several weeks in hospital. All staff were excellent but I was amazed by the amount of overweight nurses, nursing assistants etc. Just an aside to this thread, but it's made me think how people can't afford to eat.

[Snackrite]

Someone asked about figures. Try these for starters.
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-02-01/covid-government-discloses-87-billion-of-losses-on-ppe

[bobbinwales]

Rubbish stat though er snackrite admire than half that was because ppe prices fell later across the world as production increased....so should we of waited a year before buying any.
Must try harder..

[Khandro]

Striking miners in the 1928 general strike, - no fatties there;

https://ibb.co/T2dck5C

[10ClarionSt]

Some people have already mentioned one aspect of this. I know someone who is a theatre nurse at St Thomas' Hospital in London. He works part time hours as a NHS nurse at the hospital, then does agency work. He gets twice the salary for his agency work as he does for his NHS work. Not everyone is doing that as it doesn't suit everyone but I bet lots of them are.

[Khandro]

**Some nurses have appreciated the 12-hours shifts that have become widespread in recent years. Many nurses work three 12-hours shifts each week, allowing four days out of the hospital. For younger nurses in particular, the schedule can be appealing, nursing leaders say.**