They warned that unless the government agrees to a significant pay rise then industrial action was a possibility. Janet Maygan, a nurse at University College Hospital, London, was one of the protestors, who came from five hospitals across the capital. She said the nurses had the support of the public in their claim for better pay.
People are very, very angry and serious about doing something about their pay.
We have seen the crisis in the health service. We are short 8,000 nurses and people understand why people are no longer coming into nursing. They are still talking about a fair, but affordable pay rise. Mr Fagan stressed that any industrial action would only take place with emergency cover. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.