NHS staff have been under enormous strain during the pandemic (Image: GETTY)
Also, the lack of PPE and having to reuse PPE or wear expired PPE and risking our lives."
Health minister Nadine Dorries has defended the Government's position, saying nurses have received a 12 percent increase in pay over the last three years, pointing out the average nurse's salary was around £34,000.
However, frontline workers described her claims as "lies".
Kelly Robbins, a nurse working in primary care in Brighton, said: "We listen to them on TV and they are lying, and it's just painful and really debilitating to hear them say that.