/r/NursingUK/

r/NursingUK

51k members
r/NursingUK is a subreddit with 51k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, nurse, recruitment, job cuts, and job, and they frequently recommend/review nursing shoes, nursing shoe, and shoes.
A reddit for nursing staff in the UK. For opinion, conversation and educational resources.

Popular Themes in r/NursingUK

#1
Pain & Anger
: "I just quit nursing"
21 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Read a lot of stories about jobs here; so I thought I’d share this linkedin post here, maybe it’s helpful to anyone"
12 posts
#3
News
: "Resident doctors to strike in England for 16th time over pay - BBC News"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "What's the kit you're always assembling by hand that should just exist as a pack?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/NursingUK

#1

Struggling

39 posts
#2

Nurse

35 posts
#3

Recruitment

: "My NHS trust is making redundancies, cutting bank hours, and freezing Recruitment and mandatory training."
19 posts
#4

Job Cuts

: "Thousands of NHS staff face Job Cuts across England amid funding crisis"
15 posts
#5

Job

14 posts
#6

Nqn

5 posts
#7

Hate

4 posts
#8

Shift

4 posts
#9

Band 5

4 posts
#10

Frustrating

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/NursingUK

Nursing Shoes

38 reviews
#1
Crocs
3.5 from 6 reviews
#2
Skechers
4.4 from 5 reviews
#3
Toffeln
4.2 from 5 reviews

Nursing Shoe

32 reviews
#1
Crocs
3.8 from 6 reviews
#2
Toffeln
4.3 from 4 reviews
#3
Magnum
5.0 from 3 reviews

Shoes

10 reviews
#1
Hoka
4.5 from 2 reviews
#2
Crocs
4.0 from 1 review
#3
FitFlop
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/NursingUK

#1
Opinion
: "Rant about doctors and others in NHS"
20 posts
#2
Rant / Letting off Steam
: "Nhs uniform and heateave"
15 posts
#3
Serious
: "Off duty emergency"
9 posts
#4
Clinical
: "What’s the one incident from your nursing career (or student days) that has stayed with you?"
6 posts
#5
Career
: "NQNs & the £14 million national saving."
6 posts
#6
Quick Question
: "Ignorant yank here: Is it true nurse to patient ratios are 1:8 or even 1:12?"
4 posts
#7
Just for Fun!
: "Hospitals in movies/ TV shows"
3 posts
#8
Pay & Conditions
: "Unfair working conditions due to others adjustments"
2 posts
#9
News and Updates
: "Streeting quits as Health Secretary."
2 posts
#10
Newly Qualified
: "Relative is a Sister on a ward and sent a complaint to my line manager."
2 posts

Member Growth in r/NursingUK

Yearly
+7k members(15.2%)

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Last updated: July 14, 2026