NHS nurses across the UK have voted to go on strike, citing real-terms pay cuts caused by inflation. Such cuts are not restricted to nurses but may affect them more than other higher-paid professions.
The average pay of an NHS nurse has fallen in real terms by 8% since 2010. Nurses were paid £35,680 on average in the year to April 2022, equating to a reduction of more than £3,000 from a decade earlier after adjusting for inflation.
