But she had now left the NHS over the proposed 1 per cent pay rise for health workers. Ms McGee, a lead intensive care nurse at St Thomas’ hospital, London, was named with Luis Pitarma by Mr Johnson as those who cared for him. "You know, kind of like Boris and his NHS friends, but I wanted to stay out of it. "I'm so proud to have worked at St Thomas' hospital and to have been part of such a fantastic team." The Prime Minister then defended plans to increase NHS workers' pay by just 1 per cent in March 2021 by saying the government was giving "as much as we can".

Source: Daily Mirror May 18, 2021 13:14 UTC