“Nursing staff have had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels, enough of not being able to give our patients the care they deserve.”
The Royal College of Nursing blamed ministers for failing to engage over pay demands as they announced the dates of its first strike action.
Read more: Department of Health "deeply concerned" as hospitals across Northern Ireland continue to face 'extreme' pressure Today the RCN said that despite this year’s pay award, experienced nurses are worse off by 20% in real terms due to successive below-inflation awards since 2010. “My offer of formal negotiations was declined and instead ministers have chosen strike action. They have the power and the means to stop this by opening serious talks that address our dispute.
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