to think this is not how we should be treating our nurses and mw's?

[VictoriaWould]

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They've had a pay freeze for 2 years, are contributing more to their pensions, working harder because of the staff cuts and now they want to sack them if they don't agree to an appalling drop in conditions and pay.

Is this how we really want to treat our hard working frontline HCP's?

Mskes my actually cry in desperation. I cannot afford to earn any less. What are we supposed to do?

I would strike. I could stand back and refuse to help or intervene. But then i would have to live with that for ever and probably never work agsin. It is blackmail.

We have to fo more, for more patients, staff are not replaced, no breaks, knowing you csnnot do enough, then reading in newspapers and here on mumumsnet how rubbish we all are.

Makes me wish i didn't care.

It's awful. It could be argued to be justifiable if nurses were on good rates of pay, but they're not. A 15% pay cut is a massive deal when you're on £21,000 and have student fees to pay off.

BatCave, I dont think I work in the same hospital as you because its happening to to my friends in Birmingham too. I think its National so that we all work the same shifts. Can you imagine how much money we are saving them by all having to work an extra shift a month off for a name change just incase

I'm an NHS worker and WRT walking out and "they" will realise they can't run a service without staff?

ANY QUALIFIED PROVIDER

Someone will step into my shoes.
The patients would still be treated, but whether they would recieve the same range of care is another matter.

Many years ago a Private Practioner was given a contract (like the hospitals do in some cases, patients are seen private).

At first they were delighted, but gradually, alot of them were dis-satisfied and came back to NHS.

And don't get me started on students being counted as staff. On my pin number.