Nurses are the most trusted, while politicians were the least trusted.
The public has once again declared nursing as the “most trusted profession”.
Nurses came top out of 30 professions in the annual Ipsos Veracity Index, which has been running since 1983, with politicians in last place.
The poll asked respondents to say for each one “if you generally trust them to tell the truth, or not?”.
The news comes after 176 NHS organisations across the UK voted to take strike action after a decade of real-term pay cuts and amid the worst cost of living crisis in a generation.
Top vs Bottom.
Royal College of Nursing General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This huge vote of confidence from the public will boost the morale of nursing staff as we head for strikes in December.
“The profession at the bottom of the list should be careful how it speaks to and about the one at the top.
“In large numbers, people are showing their support for our members as we push for safe patient care and a well-respected nursing profession. Nursing staff are patients’ greatest advocates.
“It is regrettable that the UK government has yet to open formal, detailed negotiations. Their inaction is pushing our members closer still to announcing strike dates in a bid to be heard.”
