'Burnt out and undervalued': Scots nurses 'willing to strike' as one in three forced to skip meals PREMIUM 'Burnt out and undervalued': Scots nurses 'willing to strike' as one in three forced to skip meals THE majority of Scottish nurses are willing to take strike action while feeling undervalued by government with one in three forced to skip meals to feed their family or to save money during the coronavirus crisis. That is the "shocking" conclusion of a new study which exposes a worsening crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic in Scotland with nearly all frontline key workers saying they are suffering mental health issues.