RCN chief says members are acting across England, Wales and Northern Ireland with a ‘very heavy heart’
Tens of thousands of nurses will strike across England, Wales and Northern Ireland on Thursday, sparking major disruption to services in the first such action inNurses will refuse to work at hospitals and other places of care across the three countriesTheir action has led to large numbers of outpatient appointments and operations being cancelled.
“Nurses are not relishing this,” she said. “We are acting with a very heavy heart. It has been a difficult decision taken by hundreds of thousands who begin to remove their labour from tomorrow in a bid to be heard, recognised and valued. Cullen has been engaged in a heated war of words with the health secretary, Steve Barclay, over his refusal to engage in discussions with the RCN over pay, despite the union’s willingness to compromise on what ministers have called an “unreasonable and unaffordable” demand.
Nurses will not withdraw their labour in Scotland. RCN members there are voting until next Monday on whether to accept a “best and final” offer from Nicola Sturgeon’s government, which is worth £2,205 or a rise of about 7.5%.
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