Nurses have voted to reject the government’s 3.6% pay offer with the threat of industrial action if an agreement can’t be reached
Members of the Royal College of Nursing in England saw the turnout in the consultation at 56%, with more than 170,000 nursing staff voting.
Nine in 10 said 3.6% was not enough to turn around a struggling profession gripped by widespread vacancies or keep patients safe amid an NHS corridor care crisis.
In a statement the union said
”We believe the votes clearly demonstrate the need for governments to deliver swift investment in nursing, including by delivering long-overdue reforms to the broken pay structure. The results highlight widespread dissatisfaction among nursing staff with the way the profession is valued, beyond that which can be addressed with just an annual pay award. “
