Fewer NHS nurses work in Scotland than at any time in past five years
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Fewer NHS nurses work in Scotland than at any time in past five years

Seventy one nurses in Scotland lost their jobs between September and December last year, bringing the remaining number of nurses working in NHS Scotland to its lowest level since September 2006, the RCN has said.

Emergency Nurse. 20, 1, 4-4. doi: 10.7748/en2012.04.20.1.4.p8044

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