{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63c80ea8be165a001105c5b6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Nurses strike begins: will we see a resolution?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Nurses using food banks and working second jobs to stay afloat. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rcn-strike-nurses-london-rmt-aslef-rishi-sunak-b1053752.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Royal College of Nursing union’s 48-hour strike begins</a>. Will the government back down over the pay rise dispute? Natalie Brooks, a Nurse and RCN member, explains why she’s taking strike action. Plus our <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DanPKeane\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Health Reporter Daniel Keane</a> discusses the politics around the industrial action, and how the government is dealing with the dispute. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What has forced nurses to take strike action?</li><li>How some nurses are left ‘in tears’ after their shift</li><li>Why RCN members want to see ‘respect’ from the government</li><li>How the government is resisting calls for a pay rise</li><li>Why no action from the government could haunt them next year</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a> #TheLeaderPodcast </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}