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Nurses are not happy. In fact, Royal College of Nursing general secretary Peter Carter says he has "never seen them so angry".
This much was plain before their annual conference even got under way in Liverpool this week.
At 08:15 on Monday, more than 200 gathered around the Ferris wheel on the city's redeveloped Albert Dock.
As they marched the 100m to the conference centre on the banks of the Mersey the message was clear. "What do we want? More pay. When do we want it? Now," they chanted.
One of the protesters was chemotherapy nurse Laura Falconer. She says the profession is at the "end of its tether".
The source of their anger is obvious. In March, the government in England announced it would not grant an across-the-board 1% pay rise as recommended by the independent pay review body.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27887086
This much was plain before their annual conference even got under way in Liverpool this week.
At 08:15 on Monday, more than 200 gathered around the Ferris wheel on the city's redeveloped Albert Dock.
As they marched the 100m to the conference centre on the banks of the Mersey the message was clear. "What do we want? More pay. When do we want it? Now," they chanted.
One of the protesters was chemotherapy nurse Laura Falconer. She says the profession is at the "end of its tether".
The source of their anger is obvious. In March, the government in England announced it would not grant an across-the-board 1% pay rise as recommended by the independent pay review body.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-27887086