Nurses can leave ‘if they want to’ – they have already had a pay rise, says Thérèse Coffey

Nurses can leave ‘if they want to’ – they have already had a pay rise, says Thérèse Coffey Thérèse Coffey doubled down on her previous comments rejecting any notion of an increased pay offer.

The Health Secretary has said that nursing staff can leave the UK “if they want to” amid complaints over poor pay and short staffing. Nursing Notes

See also:

• RCN responds to media comments by the Health Secretary on not making changes to NHS pay Royal College of Nursing
• Government must act urgently on NHS pay to bring record waiting times down UNISON
• Ballot dates for ambulance strike vote revealed BBC News
• Nurses can LEAVE if they're unhappy about their pay Health Secretary says The Daily Mail
• Therese Coffey: Government ‘has already acted’ to help nurses with cost of living Evening Standard
• Thérèse Coffey says nurses won’t get higher pay offer as strike vote looms The Guardian
• Endemic low pay threatens future of NHS, says union boss The Guardian
• NHS facing mass staff walkouts this winter as unions hold votes on coordinated strike action The Independent
• Higher pay offer for nurses unlikely to be put on the table, Health Secretary Therese Coffey says Sky News