How can we leave our nurses to rely on food banks after all they do for us? - Yorkshire Post Letters

The letter from Malcolm Naylor (09/01/23) on the state of the NHS after 12 plus years of Conservative rule illustrates so well the current crisis state it is in.

I find it hard to imagine the nurses at Pinderfields Hospital A&E and Cardiology Dept who gave me such care and attention having to rely on food banks to help feed themselves and their families, the same for the nurses at St. James's Hospital, Leeds where I had tests and scans.

When I hear the likes of Health Secretary Barclay and PM Sunak and Chancellor Hunt say they understand how the nurses feel, I want to vent my anger.

This trio have no idea what it means to worry about feeding a family, worry about heating costs, they will never need to wait hours for treatment if they or any family members fall ill.

Sunak and Barclay have achieved one thing, they have caused a rising support for the nurses to increase pressure on them. I wonder if they see a 'win' over nurses as a desirable target, to parade before their supporters.

A few days back a Tory MP on Channel 4, Laura Trott I think her name, said that she was proud of the Conservative achievements since 2010, my question to her and the 25 Tory MPs in Yorkshire is do you share her pride including the increasing use of food banks, by nurses and so many families? We so seldom hear any comments from Tories on this issue, I wonder why.