Student Post: Nurses vote on strike action after NHS pay cuts leave staff ‘struggling to make ends meet’

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“Health service staff have received a one per cent pay rise but inflation is at 2.3 per cent”

The news report that I have chosen to analysis is based around the NHS pay cuts which have left nurses struggling to make enough money.  I decided to look into the statistical data to see if this report was reliable or not. The report starts off by saying

‘’the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has asked its 270,000 members across the UK whether they want to take industrial action in protest at continuing cuts to their pay.’’

I wanted to find out if the royal college of nursing really asked 270,000 members in order to strike or if it was just for effect. I found from the RCN website that they I fact have 270,000 members and a report from the nurses are visible on their website ‘’ https://www.rcn.org.uk/’’

Within the news report headline it claims that inflation is at 2.3%, I decided to go online and I went on http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inflation-cpi/forecast which identifies how inflation rises or drops. I discovered that inflation is at 2.3% at this current stage.

From this graph we can see that inflation has risen from January, however, the report was only made yesterday, therefore inflation is at 2.3%. overall this report is trustworthy due to the fact that the statistics they have produced can be proven correct.

 

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