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flag UK nurses report worsening health due to understaffing, with 66% working sick and stress rising, amid 25,000 vacancies.

flag Nurses across the UK’s NHS are facing severe mental and physical health decline due to chronic understaffing, with a Royal College of Nursing survey of over 20,000 staff showing 66% worked while ill—up from 49% in 2017—and stress cited as the leading illness cause at 65.1%. flag Many report excessive unpaid overtime, inability to take breaks, and unsafe working conditions, with over 25,000 nursing vacancies. flag The RCN calls for urgent investment and safety-critical staffing ratios, while the Department of Health and Social Care points to its 10-year plan, including mental health support, flexible working, and a graduate job guarantee.

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