
Pat Cullen, the RCN’s general secretary and chief executive, previously said nursing staff have led the Covid-19 vaccination programme
(Picture: PA Wire)The Royal College of Nursing has warned that strikes are “inevitable” this winter unless the Government does not increase pay to be in-line with inflation.
The union’s half a million members have shown broad support for industrial action, with general secretary Pat Cullen accusing prime ministerial hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of being “out of touch with reality”.