Strikes by nurses in Scotland are not inevitable, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said, as he urged the UK Government to provide more funding to boost the pay of NHS workers.
He said Conservative ministers at Westminster have a “moral obligation” to “put their hand in their pocket” and allocate extra funding so the Scottish Government can settle the pay dispute.
Ministers at Holyrood have been clear they have no additional resources to increase pay beyond what has been offered to NHS staff.
