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Retiring nurse spending her last day on the picket line 

Tracy (left) is retiring after 30 years 

Royal College of Nursing members demonstrating outside Noble's

A nurse who is retiring today is spending her last day supporting colleagues on the picket line.

Members of the Royal College of Nursing are on strike at Noble's Hospital calling for fair pay and safer staffing. 

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As a result, more than 100 face to face outpatient appointments have been cancelled, while Ramsey's Minor Injuries Unit is also closed for the day. 

Nurse Tracy says it's important they are heard today because the steps they are taking now are for future generations as well:

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