Royal College of Nursing chief warns strikes could last until Christmas as cancer nurses walk out for first time
Cancer nurses have gone on strike for the first time as part of a 28-hour walkout by frontline NHS staff that bosses warn will leave hospital staff levels 'exceptionally low'.
RCN boss Pat Cullen granted last-minute guarantees that staff care will continue at already-stretched hospitals like Great Ormond Street.A display board outside a central London hospital warns patients of upcoming industrial action."It is for the secretary of state to come back around the table and put a better offer on the table," Ms Cullen told Sky.
“In fact, it was the Royal College of Nursing who contacted NHS England to ask for a process to be put in place so that we make sure that the strike was safe for our patients.”NHS staff say they will continue walkouts until the government agrees a pay offer.Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, said: “We are grateful to the RCN for agreeing a process of safety critical mitigations and we continue to support all nurses, those who work and those who take industrial action.
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