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hugh pym, reports. for many nurses, it is a call for action on boosting workforce numbers and better pat’- jodie, who�*s an rcn branch rep, voted for the strike. she said she had to give up her pension contributions. i couldn�*t afford to contribute to it any more at the moment, because it was a choice between either doing that or being in debt every month and getting to the bottom of two overd rafts. but ian, who�*s a nurse in cornwall, voted against strike action. i will not walk out. i will offer to work in any department to cover any loss of nurses in that area. i believe it's my duty as my registration as a nurse. the union�*s general secretary says urgent care will won�*t be affected, though walk—outs will lead to postponements of planned treatment. if there are walk—outs, wouldn�*t that make backlogs — long waits for operations and treatment and so on — even worse? well, those backlogs are there because of the vacancies in our profession. those patients are sitting on waiting lists because there

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