A record number of nurses and midwives are working in the UK, but the nursing regulator has warned that “pressure” on frontline staff could have a significant impact on numbers who leave the profession.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said more must be done to address pressure on staff and “negative workplace culture”.
It comes just after a nurse who looked after Boris Johnson when he was seriously ill with Covid-19 resigned, citing the Government’s 1% pay offer and its lack of respect for the profession.
Nurse Jenny McGee , who cared for the Prime Minister when he was seriously ill with Covid-19 (PA)
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A record number of nurses and midwives are working in the UK, but the nursing regulator has warned that “pressure” on frontline staff could have a significant impact on numbers who leave the profession.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said more must be done to address pressure on staff and “negative workplace culture”.
It comes just after a nurse who looked after Boris Johnson when he was seriously ill with Covid-19 resigned, citing the Government’s 1% pay offer and its lack of respect for the profession.
Jenny McGee, who cared for the Prime Minister in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London, told a Channel 4 documentary: “I don’t know how much more I’ve got to give to the NHS. We’re not getting the respect and now pay that we deserve.”
Nurse who cared for UK PM in ICU quits job
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Johnson defends Covid-19 curbs as right, responsible thing . Image Source: IANS News
London, May 20 : A nurse who cared for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he battled Covid-19 at an intensive care unit last year, said she was leaving her job as she was deeply disappointed at how healthcare workers had been treated, local media reported.
Jenny McGee from New Zealand was by the Prime Minister s bedside for two days when he was infected with the virus in April last year, Xinhua news agency quoted the media reports as saying on Wednesday.