Nurses in England have widely rejected the Government's proposed 5.5 percent pay rise.

According to an online vote run by the Royal College of Nursing, two-thirds of nurses said this increase wasn't fair. 

UK correspondent Enda Brady says they've seen junior doctors get 35 percent raises following the Covid-19 pandemic - and they're hoping to be properly compensated to keep up with inflation. 

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Nurses in England have widely rejected the Government's proposed 5.5 percent pay rise.
According to an online vote run by the Royal College of Nursing, two-thirds of nurses said this increase wasn't fair. 
UK correspondent Enda Brady says they've seen junior doctors get 35 percent raises following the Covid-19 pandemic - and they're hoping to be properly compensated to keep up with inflation. 
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Enda Brady: UK correspondent on nurses rejecting the Government's proposed 5.5 percent pay rise

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