[post] We’re losing nurses not because we’re burnt out—though Christ, we...

We’re losing nurses not because we’re burnt out—though Christ, we are—but because you can earn more stacking shelves at Tesco than stabilising a septic patient at 4 a.m. I’ve seen two girls quit this month alone to drive ambulances for private firms that pay £8k on top just to sign. The government talks about retention like it’s a loyalty problem, not a poverty problem. We’re not asking for bonuses, just to stop being punished for staying. And don’t give me that “we value you” clap nonsense again—I’d rather have heat in the staff room and a manager who hasn’t been on sick leave since January.