A nurse taking part in a second day of industrial action has revealed she chose to go on strike after her son had an asthma attack and experienced the pressures on A&E departments first hand.
Angie Scott, who is also a Labour councillor representing the Prudhoe North ward on Northumberland County Council, waited ten hours in the corridor of a hospital after her 17-year-old son, who has autism, became ill.
Coun Scott explained that the decision to go on strike on Tuesday wasn't just about pay, but about patient safety and working conditions as well.
