A nurse burnt out after just one year working in the NHS has quit and claims she now makes more money serving ice cream at a cafe.
Mailu Turner first qualified as a mental health nurse in September 2021 and says she was soon left in charge of up to 16 patients - more than double the recommended ratio, according to NICE. The 22-year-old, who worked for Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust, claims she would regularly feel 'very stressed' and often finish her shift hours late as there were no other nurses to take over.
When she complained, she claims she was told 'you're young, you can handle it', but regularly feared a mistake would lead to her harming patients and putting her career in jeopardy. Just a year after qualifying, Mailu quit her job and moved to Melbourne, Australia, where she now works as an ice cream café assistant making £17 an hour - which she says is almost £4 more than her hourly rate as a nurse.
