Nurses to stage two more strikes next month as bitter pay row rumbles on The Royal College of Nursing said nurses will strike on February 6 and 7 Manchester Evening News · Jan 16, 2023
Nursing union announces largest set of strikes yet - across 73 trusts Nurses to stage industrial action in 73 trusts across England and Wales Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023
‘Nurses have cried with me’: Pat Cullen on strikes, 16-hour shifts and colleagues who can’t afford shoes The leader of the Royal College of Nursing talks about how members are being forced to use food banks, her frustration with the government – and how she learned to be a tough negotiator The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023
The strikes set to cause more disruption in days and weeks ahead Further industrial action is planned by transport, health and education workers Wales Online · Jan 15, 2023
Nurses warn strikes could DOUBLE in size next month as pay talks drag on in 'Tory split' A government source denied claims of a split as the Royal College of Nursing warned it will send members out this Wednesday - and twice as many in February if things aren't resolved Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023
Watch: Next nurses strike will be twice as big if no agreement reached, union warns Double the number of nurses will be asked to strike in early February in a bid to increase pressure on the Government, union leaders have warned. The Royal College of Nursing has said that if progress is not made in negotiations by the end of January, the next set of… Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2023
If Rishi Sunak doesn’t drop the macho act, we’re in for a spring of continuing misery The wave of public sector strikes will only get worse until the government realises that compromise is not a dirty word The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023
Next NHS England nurses’ strike in will be twice as big if no agreement reached, union warns It follows a vow by ministers to push for a law forcing unions to provide statutory minimum levels of service on strike days Wales Online · Jan 15, 2023
Nurse strikes announced for next month as union warns they could be twice as big The next strike is likely to be on February 6, The Royal College of Nursing said Manchester Evening News · Jan 14, 2023
Nursing union warns of more strikes next month with twice as many walking out Double number of nurses will be asked to join industrial action to ramp up pressure on ministers, union chiefs warn The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023
Nurses say Welsh Government one-off payment 'doesn't cut it' in negotiations Nicky Hughes of Royal College of Nursing for Wales said the Welsh Government couldn't even say how much it could offer - despite media reports it was going to offer nurses a one-off £1,000 Wales Online · Jan 13, 2023
GP numbers drop in Rishi Sunak's back yard as PM faces private healthcare questions The Conservative leader is expected to come under fresh pressure over whether he uses a £250-a-half-hour doctor when he faces MPs at Prime Minister's Questions Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023
What's on the table to end NHS strike as nurses could get cash - or backdated pay One minute you'll see nurses maybe getting a cash payment - the next minute the Tories are cracking down on the right to strike. It seems both could be true, but one might be more true than the other... Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023
Grant Shapps unveils anti-strike law today and says trains don't need ticket collectors Business Secretary Grant Shapps will publish his Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill today to combat what he called 'forever strikes' - as he launched a new war of words on rail workers Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023 Watch: Nicola Sturgeon says it’s a ‘priority’ to avoid NHS strikes Efforts to prevent strikes in Scotland’s NHS are ongoing but will be “very, very hard”, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister reiterated that there is no more money available this year for an enhanced pay offer. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said he had been in talks with union leaders,…
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023 The Standard View: Welcome change of tone over NHS pay A chink of optimism is how the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing described the effect of the Prime Minister’s overtures to NHS staff this weekend. And indeed, the shift in tone from the Government’s previous rhetoric about strike bans is welcome. Today the Health Secretary Steve Barclay…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023 The Thatcherites hounding Sunak over strikes forget one thing: she picked her battles MPs want the prime minister to win the health and rail disputes. But his options are limited, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Rishi Sunak ‘considers one-off payment for NHS staff to end strikes’ PM declines to rule out one-off hardship payment, as health secretary meets union bosses
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023 Nursing union has ‘chink of optimism’ over Sunak’s ‘little pay shift’ Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen will be among the union leaders meeting Steve Barclay for talks on Monday.
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak refuses to accept NHS in crisis and won’t say if he uses private GP PM says he wants ‘two-way conversation’ with unions on next year’s pay process
Daily Mirror · Jan 8, 2023 Rishi Sunak refuses 3 times to say if he uses private healthcare in toe-curling interview The millionaire Prime Minister claimed it was not 'relevant' and told people to stop 'bandying around' claims 300 are dying a week - as a nurse goes home and cries every night
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023 BMA chairman expects junior doctors to vote for strike next week Union hopes members will give ‘positive’ response to proposal of three-day strike
Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023 Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out NHS staff getting sacked in his strike crackdown PM Rishi Sunak swerved questions on what his 'minimum service levels' for striking staff will mean in the health service - including if workers could be sacked
Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023 Nurses’ union suggests Government meet it halfway on 19% pay rise demand The union could be willing to accept a pay rise of about 10%.
Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023 Nurses' union could accept pay rise of 10% - about half their original demand The Royal College for Nursing could be willing to accept a 10% rise in their pay, having previously asked for 19%, after union leader Pat Cullen asked the government to meet them "halfway"