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Growing number of nurses experiencing suicidal thoughts, RCN says

Source: PA Wire

There is a growing number of nursing staff who are expressing suicidal thoughts, according to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

The college is calling for greater investment in support services to tackle the “growing mental health crisis”, which is says has been sparked by “intolerable working conditions”.

counselling services data showed there were 176 members who told the college’s advice line they had been having suicidal thoughts in the first 10 months of

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