Responding to the emergency budget, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:
“This statement gave billions to bankers and nothing to nurses. What clearer sign could there be of a government with the wrong priorities.
“Nursing will be dismayed by the decision to prioritise well-off bankers over NHS and social care staff, some of whom are using food banks and live on a financial knife-edge.
“Ministers have taken advantage of the goodwill of nursing staff for far too long, and we’re urging our members to vote in favour of strike action when our ballot opens on 6 October."
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