BREAKING: Head of health at UNISON Sara Gorton has confirmed that NHS strikes will proceed following a meeting with the health secretary, saying they didn't get the 'tangible outcome' they were hoping for. 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Steve Barclay failed to avert further walkouts by ambulance workers and auxiliary NHS staff during a short meeting on Monday.
Union leaders reacted in anger over the meeting, which had been seen as a breakthrough in relations after the government initially said it would not talk about pay with unions. Onay Kasab, Unite's national lead, said the government"only wanted to talk about productivity" and said there was no detailed discussion on a pay settlement as he confirmed strikes by ambulance workers will go ahead on 23 January.
"Productivity when our members are working 18-hour shifts! Quite how you become more productive, I don't know," he said.Mr Kasab added it was"absolutely ludicrous" and"outrageous" the government only wanted to talk about NHS staff being more productive in exchange for a pay rise.
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