Nurses hint at escalation if profession is left ‘ailing and underpaid’
NHS workers on the picket line St Thomas' Hospital, London, head of a march from the hospital to Trafalgar Square, as members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Unite union continue their strike action in a dispute over pay, May 1, 2023
A NURSING union leader has warned the government must not push the boundaries when it comes to announcing a pay deal.
In her keynote speech at the union’s annual congress in Liverpool today, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger will warn that the situation could escalate if the profession is left “ailing and underpaid.”
Ministers are yet to announce a pay rise after the NHS pay review body (PRB) recommended a pay rise of about 3 per cent for nurses for the year 2025-26 last month.
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