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A number of demonstrators gathered in front of government hospitals in London in a strike, the first in history "Royal College of Nursing" Since its founding 106 years ago.
Amira, a nurse working in London, who asked not to reveal her full identity, said the decision to strike "Not taken lightly".
And the French Press Agency quoted Amira "We are tired and fed up (…) We need to increase wages to make a living".
The United Kingdom is experiencing a cost of living crisis with accelerating inflation that has outpaced wage growth.
Union leaders and medical staff stress that nurses are under great pressure as a result of staff shortages, while NHS facilities suffer from a backlog of medical appointments, exacerbated by the many cancellations during the pandemic.
For its part, the British government said that the request of the Royal College of Nursing to increase salaries by 19% cannot bear its financial consequences, given that inflation has risen sharply in recent months.
The prime minister’s official spokesman said "There are certainly no plans to tell the independent body what to do".
quotes "Sky News" About the speaker A 1% wage increase for all NHS staff excluding doctors, dentists and senior managers would cost £700m.
Earlier, she saidHealth Secretary Maria Caulfield For Sky News: "We are fully aware that wages are an issue. That’s why last year nurses were given a 3% pay increase (…) and that’s why we fully accepted the recommendation from the Independent Pay Review Board for this year – a 4.8% increase for most nurses, but more than 9% for those who are in the lowest categories."
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Nursing will continue to provide only some urgent services.
And she said Royal College of Nursing The nurses had no other choice following the government refused to resume wage talks.
gathering
A number of demonstrators gathered in front of government hospitals in London in a strike, the first in the history of the “Royal College of Nursing” since its founding 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 an increase in wages to make a living,” Amira told AFP.
The United Kingdom is experiencing a cost of living crisis with accelerating inflation that has outpaced wage growth.
Union leaders and medical staff stress that nurses are under great pressure as a result of staff shortages, while NHS facilities suffer from a backlog of medical appointments, exacerbated by the many cancellations during the pandemic.
For its part, the British government said that the request of the Royal College of Nursing to increase salaries by 19% might not bear its financial consequences, given that inflation has risen sharply in recent months.
“There are certainly no plans to tell the independent body what to do,” said the prime minister’s official spokesperson.
A 1% wage increase for all NHS staff excluding doctors, dentists and senior managers would cost £700m, the spokesperson said.
Earlier, she saidHealth Secretary Maria Caulfield To Sky News: “We are fully aware that wages are an issue. That is why last year nurses were given a 3% pay rise (…) and that is why we have fully accepted the recommendation from this year’s Independent Pay Review Body – a raise 4.8% for most nurses, but more than 9% for those in the lowest categories.
