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Agency and bank nursing in the UK National Health Service

University of the West of England, UK, stephanie.tailby{at}uwe.ac.uk

The article draws on published research, mainly survey-based, and original case study interview data to explore the forms of temporary employment in nursing, the reasons nurses give for taking temporary or agency work, as a main job or a second job, and their experiences in such employment.

Key Words: National Health Service • nursing • temporary agency work • recruitment and retention • work-life balance

Work, Employment & Society, Vol. 19, No. 2, 369-389 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0950017005053178


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