Health Secretary Steve Barclay rules out new pay offer for nurses despite 'constructive' meeting with RCN chief

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The RCN is currently balloting its members over whether to take further industrial action, after the group of NHS employers voted to accept the pay offer from the government.

over whether to take further strike action, with close to 30,000 members taking part in the vote.

Ms Cullen said previously:"Once again, we have been forced to ask our members if they want to take to the picket lines in their fight for fair pay."This is unfinished business and the government can get it resolved without the need for more strike action." The cost of living crisis saw the RCN take part in nationwide industrial action across England for the first time in its history.

After other health unions also took action, Unison, GMB, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and the Royal College of Midwives were all among those who in the end voted to accept the pay increase offered by the government.Demands aren't 'legally possible' Speaking about the deal, Mr Barclay told Sophy Ridge on Sunday:"It means a band six, entry-level nurse gets over £5,000 over the two years - recognising the huge, valuable contribution that NHS staff have made."It's not possible to give a band six nurse different pay to a band six midwife or a band six paramedic.

 

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