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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

NHS nurses not eating at work in order to feed their children, survey finds

Nurses in a hospital corridor
Some NHS staff are calling in sick in the days before they get paid because they can’t afford travel costs for their shifts. Photograph: sturti/Getty Images

Some nurses are so hard up that they are having to not eat at work in order to feed and clothe their children, research among hospital bosses has found.

Lack of money is also prompting some NHS staff to call in sick in the days before they get paid because they can no longer afford the travel costs for their shift. Others are taking a second job outside the NHS in an effort to make ends meet.

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