Kiwi nurse who looked after Boris Johnson quits - a podcast by RNZ

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A New Zealand nurse who cared for the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he had Covid-19 has resigned because of a lack of respect for National Health Service workers.
Jenny McGee has told a television documentary NHS staff are not being paid what they deserve.
The UK government has proposed a 1 percent pay rise for health workers, a move that unions are calling a 'kick in the teeth'.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson attributed his recovery from the virus to the work of McGee and a fellow nurse, Luis Pitarma, who kept vigil at his bedside in 2020.
London correspondent Olly Barrat.

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