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• Correspondence: Letter from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing: 16 April 2023

  16-04-2023 21:36 via gov.uk
  
  This page contains a letter sent from the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing.
  
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• Rishi Sunak appears ready to try to tough out further wave of NHS strikes

  16-04-2023 19:13
  
  High-risk tactic increases likelihood of combined stoppages by nurses and junior doctors in EnglandRishi Sunak appears set on trying to face down unions in a high-risk strategy to tough out a renewed wave of NHS strikes in England that health service leaders warned were unsustainable and could put patient safety at risk.With the prime minister and his health secretary, Steve Barclay, seemingly offering no fresh concessions for nurses or junior doctors, they risk the possibility of combined strik
  
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• Local election voters may punish Tories as NHS strikes drag on

  16-04-2023 16:10
  
  Chair says party could lose 1,000 English seats on 4 May, despite voters finding Rishi Sunak more palatable than his predecessors Even by the standards of political expectations management, Greg Hands’ message in his Sunday morning interviews was stark: the Conservative party, which he chairs, should expect to lose more than 1,000 councillors in next month’s local elections.When party bigwigs make such predictions they usually do so against a context of significant wins the last time
  
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• Nurses’ strikes could continue until Christmas, says RCN union leader

  16-04-2023 11:20
  
  Pat Cullen says ‘government has not listened’, but there are no plans to coordinate action with junior doctorsNurses could continue to stage strikes up to Christmas, the head of the main nursing union has said, while adding that there were no plans to coordinate them with continuing strikes by junior doctors.Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said members had rejected a pay offer from the government, one recommended by the union, because they bel
  
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• Further nursing strikes ‘not sustainable’ for NHS, ministers warned

  16-04-2023 11:20
  
  Pat Cullen says ‘government has not listened’, but there are no plans to coordinate action with junior doctorsMinisters are facing pressure to tackle an escalating wave of NHS strikes, after the organisation representing NHS trusts warned that planned stoppages by nurses that could last until Christmas were “not sustainable” for the health service.With nurses due to be balloted on new strikes after voting to reject what the government called a “full and final”
  
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• Tories fear blue wall will crumble at local elections over NHS crisis

  16-04-2023 08:00
  
  Pressure mounts over health and economic pledges as Sunak campaigns to shore-up Conservative heartlands in poll test• Read more: NHS crisis deepens as nurses plan ‘mega strike’A prolonged NHS crisis stoked by further strikes risks derailing Rishi Sunak’s local election plans amid Tory concern that the prime minister is already facing pressure over flagship pledges on health and the economy.The prime minister will head to the south-east this week as he attempts to shore up
  
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• NHS strikes: when are they, and what will happen?

  16-04-2023 08:00
  
  Nurses have announced further action and more strikes are expected from junior doctors and consultants. What does this mean for patients?The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced a 48-hour strike, from 8pm on 30 April to 8pm on 2 May. It has been reported that the union is preparing for a wave of strikes that could last until Christmas. Junior doctors may also announce further strikes and consultants are due to ballot on strike action next month. Continue reading...
  
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