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[–] guriinii@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A lack of training opportunities isn't the issue. They need to fix the NHS and pay the staff properly for their effort.

[–] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly this. Doctors and nurses need to be paid properly and have their wages rise with inflation.

[–] SMURG 1 points 1 year ago

Triple lock for state pension; inflationary pay cuts for NHS.

[–] AcidOctopus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup. The opportunities to enter the service are there.

It's retention that's dismal. They learn the skills then take them elsewhere.

And I honestly don't blame them one bit. It's very, very taxing and important work that isn't recompensed properly.

[–] tenebrisnox 3 points 1 year ago

There seems to be a much bigger retention issue across all sectors. There seems to be a general disinterest in the value of experience in favour of paying a relatively small number of executives/upper management high wages while the majority of the workforce are paid pitiful low wages.