A new poll undertaken by Ipsos on behalf of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has shown that 88 per cent of the British adults (18+) surveyed agreed that we need many more nurses in hospitals to deliver safe care.

The survey also showed that only 19% of respondents agree nurses providing frontline care are paid a fair wage for the work they do, and that fewer than one in three (27%) think that the nursing profession is portrayed fairly by the media.

83% of respondents felt that nurses should speak up in the general election campaign about what they believe matters.

• For more information see RCN press release
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Technical details:

• The poll of 1004 adults aged 18+across Great Britain was conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the RCN.
• Interviews were carried out by telephone between 13th and 15th February 2015.
• Data have been weighted to reflect the population profile in Great Britain.