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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland overwhelmingly reject 3.6% pay rise

Nurses on strike in London
Nurses on strike in London in May 2023. The RCN says the real-terms value of pay has been eroded by a quarter since 2010-11. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Nurses have overwhelmingly rejected the government’s “grotesque” 3.6% pay award for this year, in a move that could lead to the NHS facing further strikes.

Royal College of Nursing members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted by a large majority against accepting the award in an indicative vote run by the union.

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