Responding to BMJ calculations that hospitals may be forced to pay out £2 million extra a month due to the fuel price surge, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:
“If the new prime minister expects the NHS to pick between staff and heating bills this year, they will face a severe public backlash.
“This must be a top priority for an incoming Prime Minister in their very first days. Health and care services need the funding for sufficient levels of fairly paid staff, without threats of other cuts.”
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