Responding to the NHS Providers’ report on waiting lists and winter pressures, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:
“NHS leaders are having to cry out for help on the eve of the government’s spending announcements.
“Their fears are the same as ours - patients are being put at risk by the lack of investment from government.
“For the public and the nursing profession, we are taking decisive action too. No nurse ever wants to strike, but we have been forced into this situation because low pay is pushing nursing staff out of the profession.
“One of the simplest ways to stop that is by paying people fairly.
“This week’s statement is the UK government’s opportunity to signal a new direction with serious investment. Across the country, politicians have the power to stop strike action now and at any point.”
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