Nurses’ strike: Critical care exemptions in place for 28-hour walkout, RCN chief insists, ahead of industrial action – By Sky News Staff (Sky News) / April 30, 2023
The Royal College of Nursing says mitigations will be more limited and not cover whole services, meaning the industrial action will be “more intense than before” although the duty to protect life remains.
National exemptions are in place to provide critical care during strike action by nurses, a union leader has insisted, telling Sky News staff would never leave patients unsafe or create more risk.
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen was speaking to Sophy Ridge On Sunday ahead of a 28-hour walkout by members over pay.
But the union has made clear the mitigations will be more limited and not cover whole services as they had previously, meaning the industrial action will be “more intense than before” although the duty to protect life remains.
The government has warned strike action without exemptions “clearly does put patients at risk”.
