A nurse who cared for Boris Johnson when he was seriously ill with Covid-19 has left her job, citing the Government’s 1% pay offer and its lack of respect for the profession.
Jenny McGee, who looked after the Prime Minister in intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital, told of how she found him in April 2020 when she arrived at work.
“All around him there was lots and lots of sick patients, some of whom were dying," she told a Channel 4 documentary.
“I remember seeing him and thinking he looked very, very unwell.
She and another nurse had been invited along by Mr Johnson to celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the NHS.
Ms McGee said: “It would have been a really good photo opportunity.
“You know, kind of like Boris and his NHS friends, but I wanted to stay out of it.
“Lots of nurses felt that the Government hadn’t led very effectively, the indecisiveness, so many mixed messages.
A No 10 spokesperson said: “Our NHS staff have gone above and beyond over the past year and this Government will do everything in our power to support them.
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