Quote Originally Posted by Notts78 View Post
My point exactly. Nurses in the NHS know what they are signing up for. They know the pay. They know the hours and commitment needed. It’s not as though nurses are asked to work 60 hours a week and are not paid appropriately - they are. They are paid a basic. They are paid extra for nights, Saturday pay and Sunday pay. They are also paid overtime. They get paid for the hours they put in.
That is just not true. Firstly, nurses didn't sign up to be understaffed. It's happening more and more, and it's the main reason so many are leaving the profession. They are being put in a position where they can't do the job they signed up to do because they are often trying to do two jobs. And if you think they get paid for the hours they put in, you are living in cloud cuckoo land. I'll give you a real example when I get time.