“Honestly, I am so battle-hardened, I didn’t feel very emotional about it.” Although these words were written in an email, I can almost sense the impassive expression that Flic Everett has while explaining how she felt after losing another job in the magazine industry. “It was sad of course, but the worst thing for me […]
Tag: Crisis
Nursing Recruitment Crisis- The Reality of Nursing
Yani is tired and so are many other nurses working across the whole of the UK – This is the reality of nursing. Day in, day out, working 37.5 hours a week, 3 days plus a week. It’s a continuous cycle of work, sleep, eat and repeat. “On your days off you pretty much feel […]
January fallout: Loneliness spikes among the elderly after the Christmas period.
Christmas is a time of celebration and a time to be spent with friends and family. But for some they are less fortunate and have no one, or nowhere, to go to over the festive period. Loneliness in the elderly is as prominent as ever, with over 3 million over 65’s saying they aren’t looking […]
Editor’s Letter: Crisis (Dec 6)
As Rebecca Black reminded us all those years ago, you gotta get down on Friday. The second of our six Crisis-themed newsdays was at least as busy as the first, and about as enjoyable. Most of us by now are well into our projects, which involve us each producing a 1200-word web story and some […]