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Pat Cullen urges health secretary not to disrespect nurses and to do the ‘decent thing for the NHS’Steve Barclay has “lost the public” and striking nurses “are not going to go away”, the head of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, has warned.Her …
Health secretary Steve Barclay claims some industrial action is unlawful as mandate will have expiredMinisters are pressing ahead with a legal challenge to halt some of this weekend’s planned strike by nurses in England.The Royal College of Nursing (RC…
Pat Cullen attacks health secretary’s attempt to prevent 48-hour action in England as ‘frightening for democracy’The leader of the Royal College of Nursing has said a legal attempt by the health secretary to block next weekend’s strike in England is “f…
Pat Cullen said health secretary’s attempt to block 48-hour nurses’ strike was ‘cruel’ and ‘unacceptable’ The health secretary’s legal challenge against the Royal College of Nursing’s forthcoming strike is a “blatant threat”, the union’s leader has sai…
RCN union hits back after health secretary attempts to prevent planned May Day strikeHealth secretary Steve Barclay has been accused by the Royal College of Nursing of trying to “bully and silence” nurses after the government issued legal papers in an …
Exclusive: NHS Employers officials claim action on 2 May goes beyond six-month period in which action can be takenThe NHS has launched a legal challenge that could end in the high court to block the second day of an upcoming strike by tens of thousands…
NHS Confederation’s mental health network says patient safety will be ‘put at direct risk’ by strikeLeaders of specialist NHS mental health trusts are warning that patients will be at risk of self-harm or suicide as a result of next week’s nurses’ stri…
Steve Barclay and Rishi Sunak are gambling that nurses’ appetite for a fight is waning – and ballot results back them upEveryone loves nurses, don’t they? They are near the top of the list of the nation’s most admired and trusted workers. They inspired…
Campaigners say underinvestment in NHS is forcing patients to seek private treatment if they can afford itOne in eight Britons have paid for private health services in the last year, amid frustration with delays in getting NHS treatment and a growing w…
High-risk tactic increases likelihood of combined stoppages by nurses and junior doctors in EnglandRishi Sunak appears set on trying to face down unions in a high-risk strategy to tough out a renewed wave of NHS strikes in England that health service l…