UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey says nurses will not get higher pay offer after vote on strike action

UK Health Secretary Therese Coffey stated that she is certain that no higher salary offer will be made to nurses as they vote to authorise a strike. The 4 per cent wage increase that nurses had previously been given only days before the Royal College of Nursing poll began was not going to change.

The RCN has requested a wage increase of 5 per cent over the existing inflation rate of 9.9 per cent. Last week, London nurses told the Times that they had hit a breaking point and their salary did not keep up with rising rental and energy costs.

When asked if a strike was imminent, she responded that nurses would choose how to vote in the upcoming month.


The government's proposal of a 3 per cent pay increase, according to Pat Cullen, general secretary of the union, affects the nurse's weekly salary of 72p.

It follows after midwives were also advised to support a salary strike in a vote that will be held next month.

Other labour movements representing healthcare workers also conduct ballots for pay-related industrial action.




Most NHS employees received a £1,400 wage increase earlier this year from the government, which was much less than what the unions had requested.

In another interview, Coffey was questioned by Nick Ferrari about why she had voted against the 2014 law that forbade smoking in vehicles with children. She responded that she did not think it was proper to instruct parents on how to manage their children.

FAQ's

1. Who is Ms. Therese Coffey?
   Ms. Therese Coffey is the health secretary.
2. When is the last day of the RCN ballot?
   The RCN ballot closes on November 2.