title: Establishing a sustainable nursing workforce.
abstract: Occupational sustainability in healthcare services involves meeting the demands of a changing NHS without compromising the health and wellbeing of nurses. This article examines occupational sustainability in the nursing profession, focusing on issues of nursing workload, employee health and recruitment issues, and workforce diversity.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University.
authors.forename: Judie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knowles
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002321:Career Choice; D003153:Community Health Services; D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009013:Morale; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload