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

PM meets health experts including Professor Sir Chris Whitty

The Independent UK

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As public sector disputes multiply, some think the government is deploying out-of-date weapons in the battle of public opinion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

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

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Health Secretary 'keen to talk' to nursing union but dodges 10% rise questions

The RCN had asked for a 19% rise but is now looking at a 10% compromise

Wales Online

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

Health Secretary Steve Barclay toured Watford General Hospital on Friday.

The Independent UK

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

The union could be willing to accept a pay rise of about 10%.

Evening Standard

Nurses' union could accept pay rise of 10% - about half their original demand

The Royal College for Nursing could be willing to accept a 10% rise in their pay, having previously asked for 19%, after union leader Pat Cullen asked the government to meet them "halfway"

Daily Mirror

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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

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

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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

'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”

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Al Jazeera

Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate.

The Independent UK

Government and unions urged to compromise as fresh strikes by nurses announced

The Royal College of Nursing said that unless negotiations are opened, its members will walk out on January 18 and 19.

Manchester Evening News

Nursing staff set to strike on January 18 and 19 in fresh pay dispute action

'I do not wish to prolong this dispute, but the Prime Minister has left us with no choice'

Daily Mirror

NHS unions to boycott powerful pay body which Tories used to force through carer cuts

The government plans to halt NHS strikes by promising a fast-tracked pay deal next year but Unite have told the Mirror it will either refuse to participate or enter submissions

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Daily Mirror

Nurses warn 'there'll be no-one left' as they're forced to do overtime to pay bus fare

Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen called on the Prime Minister to come to the negotiating table after Health Secretary Steve Barclay twice refused to discuss pay in meetings with the nurses’ union

Liverpool Echo

'No respect for us': Nurses challenge government in battle to 'sustain NHS future'

One nurse told the ECHO: "Covid killed of a lot of nurses - physically and metaphorically. We feel burnt out"

Daily Mirror

GMB's Adil Ray in furious clash with MP over nurses strikes as he slams Tory response

Adil Ray was caught in a fiery clash with Tory MP Grant Shapps on Tuesday's Good Morning Britain as he fumed over the government not doing enough to engage with the unions

Al Jazeera

UK nurses stage second strike for inflation-busting pay

Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing demand better pay to make up for years of real-terms salary cuts.

The Independent UK

Pat Cullen: Who is the former nurse and RCN chief leading the NHS strike?

Union leader grew up in Northern Ireland and was inspired to enter profession by sister’s example

The National (Scotland)

UK Government urged to 'do decent thing' as nurses stage second walkout over pay

THE head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged Rishi Sunak to do the “decent thing” as thousands of nurses across England, Wales and…

Daily Mirror

Nurses strike for second time in a week as Rishi Sunak urged to 'do the decent thing'

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen has called on the PM Rishi Sunak to "do the decent thing" and re-open pay talks as she joined a picket line in Newcastle this morning

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