Nurses being driven out of profession by chronic staffing shortages and ‘poor culture’ says report

25,000 nurses have left their jobs in the last year alone.

Nurses are being driven out of the profession in Scotland by chronic staffing shortages and a “poor culture,” according to a new report. The Royal College of Nursing warns its members have had enough of inadequate and dangerously low staff numbers across the country which pose a risk to patient care.

UK figures show 25,000 nurses have left their jobs in the last year alone.

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