The Latest Breaking News from Pat Cullen

Rishi Sunak holds emergency talks in bid to ease winter NHS crisis

PM meets health experts including Professor Sir Chris Whitty

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2023

Carrots, sticks and Thatcher replays: what is Sunak’s strikes strategy?

As public sector disputes multiply, some think the government is deploying out-of-date weapons in the battle of public opinion

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2023

Steve Barclay ‘keen’ to speak with nurses’ union but no direct response to 10% offer

Health Secretary declines to comment after union chief says she would ‘meet Government in the middle’

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023

Nurses’ union urges Government meet it halfway on 19% pay rise demand

Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College for Nursing (RCN) said the 19% rise demand is a "starting point"

Wales Online · Jan 6, 2023

Nurses’ union ‘could accept 10% pay rise’

RCN leader Pat Cullen says 19% demand is just a ‘starting point’ and calls on government to meet it ‘halfway’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023

Nursing union ‘could accept 10% pay deal’ to prevent further strikes

General Secretary Pat Cullen says she could ‘meet Government half way’

Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2023

Tory plans for anti-strike law covering NHS and teachers ‘wrong and illegal’, says TUC – as it happened

The proposed legislation aims to enforce ‘minimum service levels’ in six key public services

The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2023

Health unions angry at prospect of capping NHS pay rises at 2%

Unions said to believe Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants to restrict next year’s award for NHS staff to 2 per cent

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

Health unions’ anger at prospect of another real-terms pay cut

Unions are reported to believe Health Secretary Steve Barclay wants to restrict next year’s award for NHS staff to 2%.

The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2023

'NHS can't put up with another year like the last but the Government won't listen'

As Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen says, people will “no longer tolerate a financial knife edge at home and a raw deal at work”

Daily Mirror · Dec 31, 2022