Far today in england. The third this year. But the first time some nurses who work in a e, Intensive Care and Cancer Services have joined the picket line. Although the union has agreed that staff can be called in for some critical areas. Big meeting tomorrow between various Health Unions, nhs bosses, and the government to discuss a 5 pay offer. The Royal College of nursing though have already said no. It says they need to retain and recruit staff. The government says theyve come a long way in their pay offer, and that this latest strike will put more pressure on the nhs and be incredibly disruptive for patients. Are you a striking nurse . Or a patient affected by whats happening . What do you think of the continuing strikes . Its very important we hear from you this morning was the path of trusts will be affected. This morning are you with the nurses . Nhs england. Nhs england has warned that Staffing Levels in some areas of the country will be exceptionally low today because of a strike by nurses. Its the first time that a walkout by members of the rcn union will affect Critical Services, like Intensive Care. But some staff will be allowed to come off the picket line to help in emergencies. A final Rescue Flight for british nationals is due to leave sudan later today. Itll fly from port sudan which is hundreds of miles away from the Capital Khartoum where more fighting has been reported as Rival Military Leaders attempt to take control of the country. Us regulators are trying to find a buyer for the troubled First Republic bank in california. Theyre concerned it could become the third american lender to fail this year after Silicon Valley and signature banks. Primary schools across the uk will receive packets of Wildflower Seeds to mark the kings coronation. Its hoped theyll be used to create new areas for bees and butterflies. The biggest nurses strike yet. Lets hear from you on this. Are you with the nurses . Where you never with the nurses . On friday the rcn agreed with nhs england that there would be safety critical mitigations when it comes to saving life and limb, so lets hear from you. The to saving life and limb, so lets hearfrom you. The Nhs Pay Review Body Have said the average basic pay per full Time Employee 3a,275, a figure from march 2021. The government say the figure was increased to 35,600 by march 2022 and the nurses were given a £1400 increase, which should take the average up to £37,000, but nurses are paid on a graded scale, the most honest common grade is banned five which account for 42 of nurses, salaries ranging between 77000 and 32,000 27,000 and nearly 33,000. This is the overriding backdrop of recruitment and retention as well. Laura in cornwall. Good morning. Welcome to the nations phoning five live, lucy and antonio in hastings. This joining you from a picket line. We are hearing lots of motorcycles. Hopefully they wont choose the moment im talking to drive fast. Why is this so important to you . It is important because im passionate, emotive sites are passing, im sorry. Emotive sites are passing, im sor. ,. Sorry. Tell me the Issue Recruitment and retirement. Sorry. Tell me the Issue Recruitment and retirement. The sorry. Tell me the Issue Recruitment and retirement. The rcn sorry. Tell me the Issue Recruitment and retirement. The rcn have i and retirement. The rcn have been lobbying and retirement. The rcn have been lobbying for and retirement. The rcn have been lobbying for years and retirement. The rcn have been lobbying for years to and retirement. The rcn have i been lobbying for years to safeguard the outcome. Patients are dying because youre so striking, it nurses are striking because patients are dying. We are having a real nursing crisis, we are desperate. One in three nurses are struggling to feed theirfamilies, one in three nurses are struggling to feed their families, the fact of whether inflation goes down or not, Food Inflation at 19. 1 , the greatest percentage of what people are spending their money on a new weekly shop and it is a real struggle. Not only that, im heartbroken for colleagues not able to be the nurses they are trained to be because of over successive Government Failure to fund the nhs properly. There is determination to make sure we make this an attractive profession for people to remain in and to try and get nurses to choose the profession. We are seeing a brain drain, young nurses perhaps going to australia and new zealand where they will have a better life. Our overseas nurses we are so 0ur overseas nurses we are so dependent on finding the repercussions of the Hospital Environment and perhaps leaving to go to countries that offer a better worklife balance, so it is a real crisis, thats why we are on the picket line asking the government to re enter negotiations this. Lots picket line asking the government to reenter negotiations this. Reenter negotiations this. Lots of eo le reenter negotiations this. Lots of Pebble Supporting reenter negotiations this. Lots of people supporting nurses, reenter negotiations this. Lots of people supporting nurses, lots reenter negotiations this. Lots of people supporting nurses, lots of| people supporting nurses, lots of nurses straight on the phone this morning, perhaps to be expected you are up and about going for the early doors. This all comments welcome, everybody welcome. And another picket line. Everybody welcome. And another picket line everybody welcome. 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I cant believe we are back, the offer that was presented to us by the government was not enough, no recognition for nurses, no recognition for nurses, no recognition for nurses, no recognition for Nursing Skill and as antonia recognition for Nursing Skill and as antonia just said we are losing nurses antonia just said we are losing nurses rapidly, haemorrhaging nurses, nurses rapidly, haemorrhaging nurses, we cant attract them because nurses, we cant attract them because of the. Ultimately patients because of the. Ultimately patients are at risk. The only way to get patients are at risk. The only way to get our patients are at risk. The only way to get our voice heard is to be on the picket to get our voice heard is to be on the picket line. The to get our voice heard is to be on the picket line. The picket line. The nhs Staff Council, which the picket line. The nhs Staff Council, which works the picket line. The nhs Staff Council, which works on the picket line. The nhs Staff Council, which works on an i the picket line. The nhs Staff Council, which works on an electoral couege council, which works on an Electoral College basis, they are expected to agree, to accept this offer after the gmb union. They backed it. So the gmb union. They backed it. So the pay deal, even though youre voting to reject it . If the pay deal, even though youre voting to reject it . Voting to reect it . If we pass another voting to reject it . If we pass another strike voting to reject it . If we pass another Strike Ballot voting to reject it . If we pass another Strike Ballot we voting to reject it . If we pass another Strike Ballot we are l voting to reject it . If we pass i another Strike Ballot we are out voting to reject it . If we pass another Strike Ballot we are out on strike another Strike Ballot we are out on strike and another Strike Ballot we are out on strike and the government need to come strike and the government need to come back strike and the government need to come back and talk, and the phrase that has come back and talk, and the phrase that has been used over the past couple that has been used over the past couple of that has been used over the past couple of weeks, the government took us to the couple of weeks, the government took us to the high court, took the nursing us to the high court, took the Nursing Profession to the high court, Nursing Profession to the high court, to Nursing Profession to the high court, to take 20 hours of her strike strike away. That is clearly recognising our worth, they know we are highly recognising our worth, they know we are highly skilled professionals and without are highly skilled professionals and without those we cant keep patients safe, so without those we cant keep patients safe, so we without those we cant keep patients safe, so we are not being able to be there. Safe, so we are not being able to be there. It safe, so we are not being able to be there. It is safe, so we are not being able to be there, it is going to get worse and worse there, it is going to get worse and worse. People get worried and people et worse. People get worried and people get concerned about strike days on the nhs, get concerned about strike days on the nhs, it isnt strike there is that the nhs, it isnt strike there is that people need to worry about, is nonere that people need to worry about, is nonere the that people need to worry about, is non are the days where things happen, non are the days where things happen, but there is not the ability, happen, but there is not the ability, no safe two Safeguarding Laws ability, no safe two Safeguarding Laws its ability, no safe two Safeguarding Laws. Its non strike days we need tom laws. Its nonstrike days we need to. ,. ,. Laws. Its nonstrike days we need to. ,. ,. Laws. Its nonstrike days we need to. ,. ,. ,. , to. Important we hear from you and net used to. Important we hear from you and get used to to. Important we hear from you and get used to lay to. Important we hear from you and get used to lay out to. Important we hear from you and get used to lay out your to. Important we hear from you and get used to lay out your positions get used to lay out your positions here. How long could this go on for . Unless something happens it could be indefinite . It is unless something happens it could be indefinite . , indefinite . It is in the governments indefinite . It is in the governments hands. | indefinite . It is in the governments hands. Initially indefinite . It is in the governments hands. Initially the governments hands. Initially the government said there was no money, we went on strike and the government suddenly found money. Its all about political choices, the government had plenty, what is worth more in society to ensure we have that wonderful nhs servicing the population . To ensure we have a healthy working population. We are having people languishing on Waiting Lists when they could be having ops done. It makes economic sense to pay the nurses problem and inflation has been spiralling, wages have remained low, so its a fallacy to say that a nurse pay rise would affect inflation. Nurses dont put their money in offshore accounts, they spend their money in the local shops. We treat patients with dignity and respect and surely we should be given dignity and respect, to be able to put food on the table for our children, to be able to put the heating on and respect for the safety critical nurses, the jobs that we do. We risked our lives in covid, any pandemic of unknown origin. Quite often inadequate ppe. The government should have applauded us them but they had the audacity to take us to court rather than find a solution. �. , solution. But the rcn recommended the steel . The solution. But the rcn recommended the steel . The member solution. But the rcn recommended the steel . The member of solution. But the rcn recommended the steel . The member of the solution. 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I would sa that argue a bit of fracturing . I would say that they argue a bit of fracturing . I would say that they meet argue a bit of fracturing . I would say that they meet on argue a bit of fracturing . I would say that they meet on the argue a bit of fracturing . I would say that they meet on the picket| say that they meet on the picket line is determined. The members together are the ones experiencing the toll of the collective trauma of clover and letting patients down. I clover and letting patients down. I understand that the picket lines is self selecting, so lets speak to Caroline In Derby. Hello. Abs, selfselecting, so lets speak to Caroline In Derby. Hello. Caroline in derby. Hello. A lo. Needs to Caroline In Derby. Hello. A lo. Needs to talk Caroline In Derby. Hello. A lo. Needs to talk to Caroline In Derby. Hello. A lo. Needs to talk to you. Caroline in derby. Hello. A lo. Needs to talk to you. If Caroline In Derby. Hello. A lo. | needs to talk to you. If people Caroline In Derby. Hello. A lo. Needs to talk to you. If people do get in touch with us, please put your county or town of origin, where your county or town of origin, where you are calling from and your name. Its really good you have got in touch with us as well. You are a nurse, what do you think about the strike and what would you say to what you have heard already so passionately expressed . Thea;r what you have heard already so passionately expressed . They are makin passionately expressed . They are making good passionately expressed . They are making good points passionately expressed . They are making good points but passionately expressed . They are making good points but i passionately expressed . They are making good points but i am making good points but i am absolutely making good points but i am absolutely anti strike. Making good points but i am absolutely antistrike. If we absolutely antistrike. Wide . If we si. N absolutely antistrike. Wide . 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