Striking staff at Nottingham hospitals say they are burnt out, overworked and underpaid.
By Rob Sissons & Greig WatsonRadiographers in Nottingham, who perform vital scans on patients, have joined a 48-hour strike.Radiographers picketed the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, calling for an improved deal.
The government has said its offer of a 5% pay rise combined with one-off payments totalling at least £1,655, is "reasonable" and "final". But the Society of Radiographers points to increasing vacancies as a symptom of low wages and increased workloads.Radiographers take x-rays and other medical images to assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and injuries and see the majority of patients at some point in their treatment.
Jennifer Thompson, from the Society of Radiographers, said they had not had a substantial pay rise in 15 years."I don't think people are aware what a shortage of radiographers there are, with one in 10 posts vacant.
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