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Nurse bank shift cuts put NHS savings before safety, say staff
Nurses at the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital near Birmingham say patient safety is at risk as restrictions on bank shifts leave wards short-staffed. One nurse tells Nursing Standard it is impossible to pick up bank shifts, despite staffing issues. Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust conforms its new controls on bank shifts, following government crackdown on workforce spending.
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