'The NHS is close to collapse': Shropshire towns out in force at vigils for health service

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'Patients are more vulnerable and need more time from staff since the Covid outbreak, but who wants to become a nurse when you earn more in an administration role or a supermarket role?'

Hundreds of people attended the vigils, with more than 130 in Ludlow, over 100 in Shrewsbury, and more than 60 in Bridgnorth. In Ludlow, nurses who had been striking earlier on in the day attended the vigil.

Torchlight vigils were held across Shropshire on Wednesday night, in support of striking NHS workers. Torchlight vigils were held across Shropshire on Wednesday night, in support of striking NHS workers. "There is no need to be on edge waiting for an emergency bell to go off, never having to call someone to tell them their relative has died, no zipping up body bags and not going home wondering if you've done your best in the most stressful of settings.Torchlight vigils were held across Shropshire on Wednesday night, in support of striking NHS workers.

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