NHS pay offer falls short but is credible, says nurses' union
Mr Poolman said it would be up to the RCN board to decide whether to recommend the offer to members or not.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the health secretary were involved in "extensive" talks ahead of this latest proposal.Mr Yousaf told BBC Scotland he was "delighted to be able to table a record pay offer".
He said: "It's a great offer, it's a record offer, and I hope that nurses and other NHS staff take a look at it and realise it's a fair offer too, given the financial constraints that we're under."The health secretary told BBC Scotland that he "would love to give an inflation-busting offer, [but] I'm not able to."
He added: "I can't go any further, so that is why this is the final offer. I think it's the best offer. "Unison, the largest health trade union, have recognised that it's one worthy of accepting and therefore I hope other NHS staff look at the deal and, in the circumstances, agree that it's a fair one.""We've got to take the government at their word," he said.
"At the negotiations, it was made very clear at the end by both the first minister and the cabinet secretary they do not believe that they can find any more resource and that this is their final offer.""That's why it's important that our members make the decision on whether it's accepted or not."
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