Too few politicians understand what we do
Mike Paynter Consultant nurse, Urgent care at Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and a member of the Emergency Nurse advisory board
Emergency nurses respond to crises every day, yet as the 1% pay cap suggests their role is widely misunderstood
At the end of January, I and a group of senior officers and RCN members attended the House of Commons to lobby MPs ahead of the parliamentary debate on lifting the 1% cap on nurses’ pay.
Emergency Nurse.
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