Nurses voted to go on strike for the first time in the history of the NHS this week. Another unwanted record for the Conservatives.
No one can blame nurses, who are overworked, understaffed and burnt out. Nor can we continue to rely on goodwill alone – research from my office found nurses worked an average of £2,000 unpaid overtime last year.
Alongside other NHS workers, they slog their guts out day in day out to keep us all alive and healthy.
