Nursing Notes reports that NHS trusts across the country are starting to cancel the planned leave of front-line healthcare workers. Some NHS trusts are reportedly enforcing a blanket ban on annual leave, others are taking a more light-handed approach of asking staff to voluntarily cancel leave.
While some NHS trusts are reportedly enforcing a blanket ban on annual leave, others are taking a more light-handed approach of asking staff to voluntarily cancel leave. The move is to ensure hospitals, clinics and GP surgeries are appropriately staffed throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.
Healthcare staff are warning that the cancellation of such leave could lead to burnout and further place patients at risk.
Full story in Nursing Notes, 30 March 2020