Responding to DHSC’s announcement about NHS staff pay, RCN Executive Director for Pay, Colin Poolman, said: “Our members have spoken loud and clear – their pay is far from fair and appropriate. It in no way matches the value or importance of nursing staff who have experienced a real-terms pay cut for the last decade.
“Colleagues are leaving the NHS every single day and the constant battle we face to staff the NHS properly and safely puts our patients at risk.
“This offer alone will not attract people to the nursing profession, or stop the mass exodus of experienced staff needed to keep the NHS safe.
“Nursing staff are fighting for their patients, and the very future of our NHS - not just for their pay.”
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