Rookie nurses have suffered a £3,800 real terms pay cut over the past 15 years, research reveals today.
Wage hikes for newly-qualified nurses have failed to keep pace with inflation to such an extent that salaries have been slashed during the last decade-and-a-half, according to the New Economics Foundation.
It calculates they are “unable to afford the cost of essentials like putting food on the table or replacing clothes by over £1,450 a month from next April”.
