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Three in four people do not think there are enough nurses to care safely for patients in the NHS, a survey suggests.
The poll of 1,600 UK adults - carried out by YouGov for the Royal College of Nursing - found 74% were concerned about staffing levels.
Latest figures for England show one in nine posts is vacant.
The RCN branded the situation dangerous, but ministers said steps were being taken to recruit more nurses.
Chief among their plans is the pay offer on which nurses are currently being balloted. Ministers have offered nurses a minimum of 6.5% over three years.
The RCN is asking its members to back that offer, but described the current staffing situation as "inevitable" given the "short-sighted" cost-cutting of recent years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44075352
The poll of 1,600 UK adults - carried out by YouGov for the Royal College of Nursing - found 74% were concerned about staffing levels.
Latest figures for England show one in nine posts is vacant.
The RCN branded the situation dangerous, but ministers said steps were being taken to recruit more nurses.
Chief among their plans is the pay offer on which nurses are currently being balloted. Ministers have offered nurses a minimum of 6.5% over three years.
The RCN is asking its members to back that offer, but described the current staffing situation as "inevitable" given the "short-sighted" cost-cutting of recent years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44075352