Nursing body urges Government to find way to keep staff in the profession #news #stvnews #nursing

A nursing body has urged the Scottish Government to create a retention strategy to keep people in the profession.

In the year up to December 2023, NHS Scotland figures showed the number of nurses rose from 61,567 whole time equivalent (WTE) staff to 63,605.

But vacancies in the field still remain high, with 3,961.8 WTE posts still unfilled as of the end of last year – a drop from the peak of more than 6,500 in December 2021, but still higher than before the pandemic.

A report released on Wednesday by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland has called for a plan to keep nurses in the health service.

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