LETTER: Show support for fairer pay

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Nurses across the South East are calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to scrap the one per cent pay cap when he delivers his Autumn Statement on November 23.

The one per cent cap on pay increases for public sector workers has meant that some nurses have seen their pay fall by up to 14 per cent in real terms since 2010 – a massive impact.

In the South East some NHS Trusts are facing a recruitment crisis which could mean trusts will soon lack the staff needed to provide safe patient care.