BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:09:00
For the first time in its history, the royal college of nursing is balloting its members across the uk for strike action. the union says if the strikes went ahead, they would not affect emergency care. the rcn wants a pay rise for its members of 5% on top of the 12% rpi rate of inflation. so far there's been no offer coming close to that. in england and wales, nhs staff, including nurses, are being offered an average increase of 4.75%. it's higher in scotland, with no decision yet in northern ireland. the rcn says average pay for a full—time established nurse was just above £32,000 last yea...