‘I can’t do another year like last year’: nurses in England on cost of living crisis

The Royal College of Nursing’s findings have added to fears that financial difficulties will lead even more people to quit an already understaffed NHS. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

The soaring cost of living has led to six out of 10 NHS nurses having to use credit or their savings over the last year to help them cope, research shows.

Findings from a survey of almost 11,000 nurses in England by the Royal College of Nursing have added to fears that money worries and inadequate pay will prompt even more people to quit an understaffed NHS.