Saving Our Nurses

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Cameras follow newly qualified nurses as they decide if they will stay in the profession.

With a third of nurses looking for a new role, a new scheme aims to cut the number of nurses leaving the profession. This series visits a London hospital to see how well it works.

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Saving Our Nurses: Series 1: Episode 2

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Mentor Taz helps newly qualified midwife Katie deal with the stress of work in the NHS.

Newly qualified midwife Katie struggles to master a key procedure, and nurse Angel needs support to build the confidence to work the wards on her own.

Newly qualified midwife Katie who is struggling with one of the most important parts of a midwife’s role – performing an internal sweep to help bring on labour in overdue expectant mothers. A key procedure in a midwife’s tool belt, the stress of not being able to master it is weighing heavy on Katie and making her rethink her career choice. However, mentor Taz however believes she has a plan that will help Katie master the sweep and stay in the NHS - but Katie isn’t sure whether to laugh or cry. 

Angel is a Philippine nurse in her first days on the job, nervous around patients and the unfamiliar technology she has encountered. She feels thrown in at the deep end and a long way from home. Mentor Beverley checks in on her to make sure she’s getting the support she needs, but will Angel ever gain the confidence needed to work the wards on her own?

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