Nurses on picket lines have said staff shortages mean patients are being neglected, while low salaries mean some nurses are turning to food banks to feed their children.
Outside Aintree University Hospital in Liverpool, nurses began joining the picket line from 7.30am, with many holding placards with slogans such as “Short staffing costs lives”, “You clapped for us, now act for us” and “If nurses are out here, there’s something wrong in there”.
