Thérèse Coffey doubled down on her previous comments rejecting any notion of an increased pay offer. The Health Secretary has said that nursing staff can leave the UK “if they want to” amid complaints over poor pay and short staffing.
Speaking to the Evening Standard, Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey also doubled down on her previous comments rejecting any notion of an increased pay offer for NHS workers in England.
It contrasts sharply with Scotland’s Health Minister, Humza Yousaf, who said he would do everything in his power to prevent industrial action. Nursing staff in England are currently voting on strike action in what could be the first country-wide nurses strike in history.
Full story in Nursing Notes, 14 October 2022