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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ross Hunter

'No indication' of new money from UK to avert NHS strike action, says FM

THERE is “no indication” that the UK Government will provide additional funding to Scotland in order to avert NHS strikes, according to the First Minister.

Nicola Sturgeon met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday evening and described talks as “perfectly constructive and cordial”.

However, she said that there was no sign that the UK Government was willing to allocate more money to Scotland to prevent NHS workers from taking industrial action over pay.

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