The Royal College of Nursing said there needed to be a 'change' to the culture of overtime as it called on Labour to recruit more staff.
Nursing union leaders have criticised Sir Keir Starmer's plan to cut waiting lists by encouraging staff to work overtime - saying 'too often the NHS runs on the goodwill of staff'. The Labour leader said he would pump an extra £1.1bn into the NHS to allow staff to work evening and weekend shifts. He said his overtime plan would enable the health service to provide an extra two million operations, scans, and appointments in the first year of a Labour government.
' Read more:Labour has to show it's shifted into top gear - analysisTories taken over by 'crackpots and conspiracy theorists' - Streeting The Labour leader defended his plan and argued that doctors would sign up for extra weekend despite being able to earn more in the private sector.
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