Nurses strike because patients are dying - RCN union boss Pat Cullen

Nurses strike because patients are dying - RCN union boss Pat Cullen Patients are not dying because nurses are striking, nurses are striking because patients are dying, the head of the Royal College of Nursing says.

Speaking at the union's annual conference, Pat Cullen praised nurses' protests over pay and safe staffing.

She told delegates she has been invited to have more discussions with Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

The government confirmed the meeting but said a deal recently reached with other unions would "not be reopened". BBC News

See also:

• Head of nurses' union WILL meet health secretary as dispute rumbles on The Daily Mail
• Health Secretary Steve Barclay and nursing union leader Pat Cullen to meet as pay row continues Evening Standard
• Nursing union leader tells conference the government should "get the job done" ITV News