Strikes making it difficult to tackle backlog of appointments, says NHS chief
NHS England’s deputy chief nurse Charlotte McArdle said the weekend’s industrial action had had a ‘significant impact’ for patients and staff.
NHS England’s deputy chief nurse Charlotte McArdle said the weekend’s industrial action had had a ‘significant impact’ for patients and staff.
A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has called for more investment in mental health nursing to better protect patients.
It comes as the Government announced a 5% pay rise and a one-off cash payment for more than a million NHS workers.
Health leaders have said that the deal ‘will not draw a line in the sand’.
The NHS Staff Council will hear reports from unions which have balloted hundreds of thousands of health workers in recent weeks.
The NHS Staff Council will meet to consider the pay offer on Tuesday.
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen made the comment after Steve Barclay described the strike as ‘disrespectful’.
Royal College of Nursing members are staging a 28-hour strike.
NHS England warned that staffing levels for some areas of the country will be ‘exceptionally low, lower than on previous strike days’.
The Royal College of Nursing will hold industrial action from 8pm on Sunday until 11.59pm on Monday after rejecting the latest Government offer.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will hold industrial action from 8pm on Sunday until 11.59pm on Monday night.
NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor said he has ‘never known a period when leaders are so worried about staff morale’.
Union leader Pat Cullen said mitigations were granted on Friday following a request from Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The RCN has agreed with NHS England that ‘safety critical mitigations may be required for a period to maintain safe patient care’.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services union in 132 Government departments are walking out on Friday.