More than two-thirds of nursing staff contacting the RCN said workplace pressure was a key factor behind why they were seeking help.
Nurses are seeking help every day over suicidal thoughts driven by pressures at work, according to new research.
The RCN said the number of times it was being contacted over the issue has gone from seven a month in April 2022 to every single day in the same month this year. More than two-thirds of nursing staff contacting the RCN said workplace pressure was a key factor behind why they were seeking help, as well as working relationships, bullying and harassment, and work-life balance.
Acting general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger said: “It should be a moment of great shame that nursing staff are being pushed so hard at work that they feel suicidal.“Widespread workforce shortages and high demand for services have left nursing staff sacrificing their own welfare to care for patients. Intolerable levels of stress have become the norm rather than the exception. It is unacceptable.
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