Lib Dem candidate is demanding a fair pay rise for NHS and social care workers
Ellen Nicholson, Lib Dem candidate for Mount Hermon and Woking South East in the local elections on 6th May, is demanding a fair pay rise for NHS and social care workers.
"We are calling for a proper and substantial real-terms pay rise now, recognising the sacrifice and hard work of all NHS and social care workers throughout this pandemic," said Ellen Nicholson, a senior nurse who in her spare time has signed up to provide Surrey residents with Covid vaccinations.
"The real-terms pay cut the government has put forward is an insult to all of our NHS workers who have gone above and beyond during this time of national crisis. They are exhausted, traumatised, and stressed after over a year caring for hundreds of thousands of severely ill Covid patients. On top of this, they have worked tirelessly to get as many people vaccinated as efficiently and as safely as possible".
"Many of us and our loved ones have seen first-hand the hard work and sacrifice that NHS staff have made - not only nurses, but everyone who has kept our hospitals, clinics and general practices running".
"The Government has consistently failed the NHS workers who have worked to keep us all safe, from dodgy PPE to the ludicrous bill for the Test and Trace system, now running to a staggering £37 billion. It is scandalous that the Government believes it is fair to cut NHS workers' salaries. It is a series of decisions that show where their priorities lie".