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We love our patients, and the feeling we get from helping them every day (PA Wire)

I am writing to discuss the latest nursing strikes and situation currently in the news about Great Ormond Street Hospital.

I am a nurse at GOSH and see first-hand the level of commitment and hard work from nurses both here and throughout the entire NHS.

First, I should say we don’t want to strike. We care deeply about our patients, their safety and their wellbeing. We want to be at work to do our jobs to care for them.