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A video which ends with the giant slogan 'You can't trust Boris Johnson with our NHS' carved into a Devon beach has been filmed by local NHS staff.

Doctors and community nurses recorded the passionate film at Saunton Sands which has today had hundreds of thousands of views as it circulates on social media and has caused a wave of support for NHS staff.

Drone footage shows the team of six wearing blue hospital scrubs on the dramatic Devon coast as they dig, armed with rakes.

The film slowly pulls away from the individuals to reveal Boris Johnson's huge face carved out of the sand next to the uncompromising words: 'You can't trust Boris Johnson with our NHS'.

An impassioned voice-over explains the NHS staff's reasons for making the film. The background music is the patriotic hymn 'I Vow to Thee My Country'.

The voice-over says: "The NHS is there for people at the lowest point in their lives. It's that safety net.

"You really feel that when you are looking after a baby that is born extremely prematurely. You really form an intense relationship with that family and the gratitude that they feel when they take their baby home - there's no other feeling like it.

"I don't think that a lot of the politicians that we have at the moment know what it's like for everyday people in this country.

"I walk past people who are in pain who shouldn't be in pain.

"We are not meeting targets on A&E waiting times, on surgery waiting times, on cancer waiting times. I absolutely do not trust Boris Johnson with the NHS.

"We have seen the Conservatives close hospitals and close hospital beds. They have had 10 years to realise the importance of the NHS and their actions speak louder than words."

Dr Emma Coombe said the video was made possible thanks to the campaign group @ByDonkeys.