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Many keeping quiet to avoid being labelled troublemakers

The Sunday Mirror

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May 11, 2025

NURSING students are the future of the NHS and have protected supernumerary status.

- BY PROFESSOR NICOLA RANGER, GENERAL SECRETARY, ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

That means they are there to learn and to observe professionals. Their educational opportunities are diminished if they are simply used as an extra pair of hands.

Many face difficulties pushing back, telling us they keep quiet to avoid being labelled troublemakers.

This shocking situation didn't happen by accident.

It's a symptom of chronic underinvestment in nursing.

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