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Understaffing and underfunding affects patient care, says striking nurses

Nurses striking doesn't affect patient care, but years of health services being understaffed and underfunded does. 

That's according to Mental Health Nurse Ashley Bates, who took part in industrial action yesterday:

Recovery Nurse Sarah Forsythe says a priority for staff is to be able to deliver safe care:

Members of the Royal College of Nursing plan to strike again on Island on two dates in October. 

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