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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: Nurses ‘essential’ but we ‘won’t miss’ GPs: readers react to NHS strikes

Reaction to the threat of new strike action by nurses and GPs has sparked passionate debate - (PA)

Reaction to the threat of new strike action by nurses and GPs has sparked passionate debate among Independent readers, with many expressing sympathy for NHS workers but differing on whether walkouts are the right approach.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned its members feel “deeply undervalued” and will ballot for industrial action after 91 per cent rejected the government’s 3.6 per cent pay offer.

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