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Two-thirds of public support nurses striking for better pay, survey shows
Nurses with placards outside the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Victoria Tower Gardens, London. Picture date: Wednesday July 21, 2021.

ALMOST two-thirds of the public support strike action by nurses, a new survey has shown.

The Royal College of Nurses (RCN), the nurses’ biggest union, commissioned the YouGov poll as the union prepares to ballot its 300,000 members on strike action over pay for the first time in its history.

The RCN said public support for strike action by nurses has risen to nearly 64 per cent, while 75 per cent believe the NHS does not have enough nursing staff to safely care for patients.

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