I can hardly believe I am writing about this topic, but what kind of nurse would I be if I couldn’t discuss one of life’s most basic functions? I have to report that as of today, my employer is apparently too poor to purchase toilet rolls for use in its clinics, offices and other buildings. If you are lucky, the person who orders such things, has a good supply stashed away, if not, you may well be forced to take your own into work in the next few days. For 18 months we have had a vacancy freeze, we have been banned from ordering things considered frivolous, where possible there has been no use of bank and agency staff, there has been little staff training other than mandatory and statutory but at least there is still water (see a couple of posts below). But they know how to make us feel valued, they know how to treat patients who happen into their buildings, just so long as they don’t get caught short!