Members from the Royal College of Nursing call for fair pay and safe staffing
Manx Care is 'drastically understaffed' and medical professionals are being asked to deliver more for less pay.
They're some of the concerns which have been raised by members and supporters of the Royal College of Nursing.
Yesterday (18 July) they marched through Douglas as part of a peaceful demonstration which included a visit to the Tynwald building.
Nurses, who belong to the Royal College of Nursing, will stage a 12-hour walkout next Tuesday.
Denise Kelly is the chairperson of the RCN's National Trade Union Committee:
Mary-Anne Parkinson is the senior officer for the North West region:
Demonstrators stopped at the July sitting of Tynwald with the hope of speaking to some of the politicians:
It's a problem now in the hands of Manx Care and Health and Social Care Minister Lawrie Hooper who says he can't ‘snap his fingers’ and ask Treasury for more money to pay nursing staff:
Geraldine O'Neil, from the NASUWT, also showed her union's support for the RCN:
Clare Green is a ward sister at Noble's Hospital and the RCN Isle of Man secretary:
Lesley Fielding used to be a nurse at Noble's Hospital but left the profession in 2013. She told Manx Radio she's concerned about patient safety:
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