MORE than seven in 10 people agree that nurses should go on strike for better patient care and pay, a new poll has revealed.

The survey by IPSOS found that 71 per cent of British adults questioned thought it was acceptable for nurses to go on strike for a pay rise, while 74 per cent said it was acceptable to take industrial action for better patient care.

Around one in 10 people were neutral on the subject, while just 16 per cent said it was unacceptable for nurses to go on strike for a pay increase and 13 per cent said it was unacceptable even to secure better standards of care.