Why should we work and study so hard for nothing?
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Why should we work and study so hard for nothing?

Michael Hutton , Brighton

I would like to ask fellow nursing colleagues, why do we allow ourselves to be financially undervalued? Is it not time that we became more proactive in our seemingly endless struggle for fair pay? We deserve a pay scale that reflects the quality of care we deliver to members of the public.

Nursing Standard. 11, 37, 10-10. doi: 10.7748/ns.11.37.10.s21

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