The causes and dire effects of the NHS nurse shortage | Letters
Guardian Staff
Zoe Anderson says the health service’s rigid working conditions forced her to leave. Plus Jill Whitehead on how a lack of nursing care contributed to her son’s death The latest figures from the Royal College of Nursing paint a worrying if unsurprising picture ( Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds, 18 May ). But to achieve safer staffing levels, we must look beyond recruitment and listen to what those leaving the workforce are telling us needs