Nursing salaries need to match or be higher than equivalent jobs in the wider economy for more people to be attracted to joining the NHS, according to the IFS.
Registered Nurse, Claire, outlines why she supports the nursing strike, and with examples from her own life, explains why the NHS is already in crisis.
We discuss the strike, nursing pay issues, public support, student nurse bursaries, placements, agency nurses, and the impacts of Conservative Government decisions since they took office in 2010.