This time last week the curtains opened to a full house at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall for the premier of my 2nd album ‘Andalucia’. Here are just a few images which capture some of the energy and electricity experienced on stage and from the audience that night…
Today our strike action begins, and nursing staff need your solidarity.
Share this if you stand with those fighting for a safer future for nursing, patients, and the NHS.
#RCNStrike#FairPayForNursing
“Nursing students in higher education should have access to adequate financial support for tuition and the cost of living – and fair pay for the work they do. Until this happens, this decline in interest in the profession is likely to continue.” - Pat Cullen
A nurse walked away from her 30-year career after a ‘final-straw’ night shift when she was expected to care for 19 acute patients by herself.
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Nursing and patient safety have been overlooked for too long as governments have failed to address staff shortages. Our members have now voted to strike in trusts across the UK.
Show your support by telling @RishiSunak we need #FairPayForNursing today. https://t.co/e2sxHcxZDS
“Not a single nurse wants to find themselves out on picket line away from their patients, they don’t’ want to be outside their hospitals, they want to be inside their hospitals." @PatCullen9 tells @ITVpeston how @SteveBarclay can avert strike with pay talks.
#FairPayForNursing
We have pressed pause on formally announcing strike action in Scotland after the government there agreed to re-open negotiations over pay.
Other UK governments can make this choice. They can act now to stop strikes.
Read more.
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"The care we're delivering at this time with all our might, is not safe."
@patcullen9 reflects on the results of the recent strike ballot and why nursing staff need to take this action to protect the safety of their patients. Read more: https://t.co/nYfNKgUsv1 #FairPayForNursing