‘It has to be done’: RCN boss on escalated NHS strike action
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‘It has to be done’: RCN boss on escalated NHS strike action
General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Pat Cullen, says it is “with a heavy heart” that she has had to announce further strike action, before adding “it has to be done”.
It comes as the RCN has announced a significant escalation in strike action, which means that for the first time, strikes in England will include nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that were previously exempted.
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