BREAKING: The NHS nurses’ strike next week has been called off after the government finally agreed to hold talks with the union on pay.
NHS Nurses from the Royal College of Nursing were set to strike for three days over threadbare pay and declining working conditions
The NHS nurses’ strike next week has been called off after the government finally agreed to hold talks with the union on pay.were set to walk out from March 1 to 3But after weeks of doing talks, the RCN and healthcare officials said the government has agreed to ‘enter a process of intensive talks’ to reach a ‘fair and reasonable settlement’.
A joint statement from the RCN and the Department of Health and Social Care today said: ‘The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks. ‘Both sides are committed to finding a fair and reasonable settlement that recognises the vital role that nurses and nursing play in the National Health Service and the wider economic pressures facing the United Kingdom and the Prime Minister’s priority to halve inflation.‘The Health Secretary will meet with the Royal College of Nursing on Wednesday to begin talks. The Royal College of Nursing will pause strike action during these talks.’amid ballooning inflation and years of staff shortages.
But the industrial action hasn’t just been about pay. Nurses hoped for better working conditions they say will help retain staff and improve patient care., also resorting to strike action.Instead, government officials feel that pay should be determined by the NHS review body, which set a pay increase last summer below the union’s demand.
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