NHS strikes in Scotland have been averted after unions representing midwives and nurses voted to accept the Scottish Government’s pay offer.
Just over half of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members voted in the ballot, with 53.4% of those voting to accept the offer equating to an average 6.5% increase in 2023/24. Around half (49%) of members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) voted in the ballot, with 69% voting to accept the deal.
Last week, Unison and the GMB unions also voted to accept the pay offer. The RCN said that while the vote ends an immediate threat of strike action, a significant minority of members voted to reject the offer, demonstrating their “continued frustration and concern” about the ongoing staffing crisis in the NHS.
