Nurses from across the country have demonstrated over pay at rallies in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
Hundreds of nurses attended a protest outside the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh on Saturday morning.
Here are some pictures showing those taking part.
![Protests organised by group 'NHS Workers Say NO! To Public Sector Pay Inequality' took place across more than UK cities on August 8.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjk4MDc3MWY2LWQzOWUtNDgzOC05MjU0LWVlYTc5ZTIzN2FhNzo2NTEwMDY4Mi1jNmI5LTRlNmQtYWUzNC1iM2FjM2U0MzMwOTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. NHS Workers say No
Protests organised by group 'NHS Workers Say NO! To Public Sector Pay Inequality' took place across more than UK cities on August 8. Photo: Supplied
![Hundreds of NHS workers and their supporters turned up to the Edinburgh demonstration which took place outside the Scottish Parliament building between 11am and 2pm.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmJjMTM3MThmLTQxYTAtNDhkOC1iNzQxLWRiMDI3NGI0OWZmNjo2OWM1YjFkNC1kMWMwLTQ5ODUtYWM4My1iNDU4MzI4ZmU5MjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Hundreds turned up
Hundreds of NHS workers and their supporters turned up to the Edinburgh demonstration which took place outside the Scottish Parliament building between 11am and 2pm. Photo: Supplied
![Organisers stressed the event was peaceful and those taking part were adhering to social distancing guidelines](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBjOGZmYzBhLWIxZTUtNGQ3Ni1iOTlhLTI2ZmExYzU3OWFmMjo1ZDI4YjUzYy04NDMxLTQzM2QtYWIwMy0xNjdiNjU4ZjQ3YmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Safe and peaceful
Organisers stressed the event was peaceful and those taking part were adhering to social distancing guidelines Photo: Supplied
![The demonstrations nation-wide were arranged after some NHS staff and health workers were not included in the UK Government 's public sector pay rise announcement in July.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM1N2FiYzc2LTMwNTQtNDkyNS04ZTRmLWZiNzY3YTY3YjQxMDo2NjA4MmRhZi0zNjMxLTQyMWQtOGM2My1hYWNmNzhkZmE5OTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Reason for protesting
The demonstrations nation-wide were arranged after some NHS staff and health workers were not included in the UK Government 's public sector pay rise announcement in July. Photo: Supplied