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A number of protesters gathered outside government hospitals in London in a strike, the first in history "Royal College of Nursing" Since its foundation 106 years ago.
Amira, a nurse working in London, who asked not to reveal her full identity, declared decision to strike "Not taken lightly".
And the French news agency cited Amira "We are tired and fed up (…) We need to raise wages to make a living".
The UK is experiencing a cost-of-living crisis with accelerating inflation outpacing wage growth.
Union leaders and medical staff point out that nurses are under severe pressure due to understaffing, while NHS facilities suffer from a backlog of medical appointments, exacerbated by the many cancellations during the pandemic.
For its part, the British government has said that the Royal College of Nursing’s request to increase salaries by 19% could not bear the financial consequences, given that inflation has soared in recent months.
This was stated by the prime minister’s official spokesman "There are certainly no plans to tell the independent body what to do".
quotes "Sky News" About the speaker A 1% pay rise for all NHS staff, excluding doctors, dentists and senior management, would cost £700m.
Before, he saidHealth Secretary Maria Caulfield For Sky News: "We are fully aware that wages are an issue. That’s why nurses were granted a 3% pay rise last year (…) and that’s why we fully accepted the Independent Pay Review Board’s recommendation for this year: a 4.8% raise for most nurses, but more than 9% for those in the lowest categories."
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Nurses will continue to provide only some urgent services.
And she said Royal College of Nursing The nurses were left with no other choice after the government refused to resume salary negotiations.
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Numerous protesters gathered outside government hospitals in London in a walkout, the first in the history of the ‘Royal College of Nursing’ since its foundation 106 years ago.
Amira, a nurse working in London who asked not to be fully identified, said the decision to strike “was not taken lightly”.
“We are tired and fed up (…) We need to raise wages to make a living,” Amira told AFP.
The UK is experiencing a cost-of-living crisis with accelerating inflation outpacing wage growth.
Union leaders and medical staff point out that nurses are under severe pressure due to understaffing, while NHS facilities suffer from a backlog of medical appointments, exacerbated by the many cancellations during the pandemic.
For its part, the British government has said that the Royal College of Nursing’s request to increase salaries by 19% could not bear the financial consequences, given that inflation has soared in recent months.
“There are certainly no plans to tell the independent body what to do,” the prime minister’s official spokesman said.
A 1% pay rise for all NHS staff, excluding doctors, dentists and senior managers, would cost £700m, the spokesman said.
Before, he saidHealth Secretary Maria Caulfield To Sky News: ‘We are fully aware that wages are an issue. That’s why nurses were given a 3% pay rise last year (…) and that’s why we fully accepted the Independent’s recommendation This year’s Pay Review Body – a 4.8% increase for most nurses, but more than 9% for those in the lowest categories.
