Tearful woman at A&E begs Rishi Sunak to 'pay staff fairly' after 8 hour hospital wait

An exhausted patient has posted a tearful video on Twitter urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to support NHS staff and pay them a fair wage, after he waited almost nine hours at A&E to be seen by a doctor

A picket line of nurses outside University College Hospital, part of the organized strike over pay and working conditions (

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An A&E patient captured the nation's mood when she posted a heartfelt message to Rishi Sunak on Bank Holiday Monday.

The woman, known on Twitter as Mystic Chez, recorded herself speaking directly to the Prime Minister, urging him to pay NHS staff fairly.

She was exhausted after waiting all night to be seen at A&E, and still hadn't been sorted after an eight-and-a-half-year wait.

The Twitter user said she arrived at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday evening April 30 and was still waiting at 7:00 a.m. the next day.

The patient's heartfelt plea came the same day the nurses staged their latest walkout for fair pay (

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She said during her touching video, "Hello Rishi. I've been sitting in A&E since 10:30 last night.

"It's currently 7am and I still haven't been sorted.

"Please...please, please, please pay your staff fairly. Please."

The patient's heartfelt appeal came the same day the nurses staged their final walkout for fair pay.

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