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End-of-day statement

Press Release 15/12/2022

In an end-of-day statement, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said:

“Today will be a turning point in the campaign for fair nursing pay. At the end of it, ministers find themselves under fresh pressure from unexpected places - their own MPs, NHS leaders and a former chair of the Pay Review Body.

“Each of these groups, for different reasons, wants the government to stop hiding behind its current fig leaf.

“On a bitterly cold day, the public warmth towards nursing staff was immense. For my members, this has been about professional pride, not personal hardship - speaking up for nursing, patients and the future of the NHS.”

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