More than half of nurses will be forced to leave London because it is too expensive.
Thirty-eight per cent of nurses have resorted to borrowing money from friends and families, and 50% used credit to pay essential living costs, according to the Royal College of Nursing.
The Royal College of Nursing has put forward recommendations to the Mayor of London and health officials including free travel for nurses.
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More than 50% of London’s nurses could be forced to leave the capital in the next 5 years due to the high cost of accommodation and transport, according to a report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
The RCN survey revealed that 38% of nurses resorted to borrowing money from friends and families, and 50% used credit to pay essential living costs.
The RCN has put forward a series of recommendations to the Mayor of London and health officials. This includes providing nurses with free Oyster cards, and for surplus NHS land to be sold to develop affordable homes for nurses.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “Nurses deserve a proper salary that reflects the cost of living in London and the restoration of their bursaries.
“The Mayor is doing his bit by freezing TfL fares for four years and introducing the ‘Hopper fare’ to make travel more affordable.
“And he is using his planning powers to help build new and genuinely affordable housing.”
However, the RCN communications manager said that more concrete steps need to be taken to provide support to the nurses working in London.
He said: “We will keep pushing the Mayor of London and the government to start taking it more seriously”.
The Department of Health has been contacted for a statement.
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StandfirstThirty-eight per cent of nurses have resorted to borrowing money from friends and families, and 50% used credit to pay essential living costs, according to the Royal College of Nursing.
More than 50% of London’s nurses could be forced to leave the capital in the next 5 years due to the high cost of accommodation and transport, according to a report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
The RCN survey revealed that 38% of nurses resorted to borrowing money from friends and families, and 50% used credit to pay essential living costs.
The RCN has put forward a series of recommendations to the Mayor of London and health officials. This includes providing nurses with free Oyster cards, and for surplus NHS land to be sold to develop affordable homes for nurses.
A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said: “Nurses deserve a proper salary that reflects the cost of living in London and the restoration of their bursaries.
“The Mayor is doing his bit by freezing TfL fares for four years and introducing the ‘Hopper fare’ to make travel more affordable.
“And he is using his planning powers to help build new and genuinely affordable housing.”
However, the RCN communications manager said that more concrete steps need to be taken to provide support to the nurses working in London.
He said: “We will keep pushing the Mayor of London and the government to start taking it more seriously”.
The Department of Health has been contacted for a statement.
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