The head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has pressed the Health Secretary to restart pay negotiations as a ballot proceeds for a further six months of walkouts Nurses will begin voting in a new ballot for strike action on 23 May
has pressed the Health Secretary to restart pay negotiations as a ballot proceeds for a further six months of walkouts.
“It’s just not right for the profession. It’s not right for patients. But whose responsibility is it to resolve it? It is this government.” In order to secure a further strike mandate, 50 per cent of eligible members must vote for another walkout.
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