The Royal College of Nursing had initially called for a 19% increase, but its chief says she is willing to 'meet the government halfway'.
, saying it was right to stick to the recommendation of the independent pay review body of around 4% when public finances are struggling.
"There is a rhetoric out there that says the Royal College of Nursing is unrealistic, it's looking for something that's totally unachievable, it's looking for 19%," she said. "And what I would say to [health secretary] Steve Barclay and to the prime minister is get into a room and meet me halfway here and do the decent thing for these nurses."In his first speech of the year on Wednesday, Mr Sunak praised NHS staff for their work and said"the door is always open" when it comes to negotiations.
Responding to the announcement earlier, Ms Cullen said:"Last month's action was safe for patients because of detailed discussions we chose to initiate with the NHS to protect emergency services and life-saving care. The public respected that and even ministers acknowledged our constructive approach.
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