A Liverpool nurse says she feels "physically sick" at the prospect of walking out on strike but says it is the only way to get the government to change the "heartbreaking" situation the profession now faces.
Carmel O'Boyle is one of thousands of nurses across Liverpool and the country who go out on strike on two days this month in a row over pay, conditions and patient safety. The 42-year-old said she and others feel they have no choice but to make the "horrendous decision".
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Aintree, Broadgreen, Liverpool Women's Hospital and all other city sites will walk out on December 15 and 20 as part of the biggest ever national action the nursing profession has ever seen.
