Responding to analysis from the Nuffield Trust showing record numbers of nurses are quitting the NHS in England, Royal College of Nursing General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:
“Liz Truss must ask herself why record numbers are quitting a career they’ve loved. And, more importantly, tell us what her government will do about it.
“We need the prime minister to show she’s grasped the urgency here. Nursing staff know that the care they give to patients is now too often unsafe.
“Next week, nurses left working in the NHS will be voting on strike action and telling the prime minister that she must grip this situation - pay nursing fairly and give health and care services the investment the public expects.”
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