RCN consults members on Government pay offer
Monday 13 August 2007
The ruling body of the Royal College of Nursing, RCN Council, has today launched a consultation with NHS members in England on the Government’s pay offer for nurses. The consultation gets underway as the RCN releases the results of its indicative ballot of members on the staging of this year’s pay award.
More than 95 per cent of nurses who returned their ballot papers said that they wanted the RCN to go ahead with a ballot on industrial action. However, during the ballot process, despite saying that there was no further room for negotiation, the Government improved the offer for NHS staff working in England.