Today @SteveBarclay appeared across news programmes to spread falsehoods about nursing, and reiterate his refusal to negotiate on pay.
So Health Secretary, we want to remind you of the facts:
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#FairPayforNursing
@DirectLine thanks for getting us in our house after a 10 hour wait with my 9 month old baby. Bloody ridiculous. Your communication skills are SHOCKING.
I don’t think all the people who are saying “if you don’t want to be a nurse then leave” realise that’s exactly what’s happening. 40,000 nurses left the workforce last year - who’s going to replace them if we don’t improve pay and working conditions?
Liz Truss' regional pay proposals were an attack on an NHS already facing a staffing crisis – the U-turn won’t change that.
Proposing it during a cost-of-living crisis was an insult to nursing staff everywhere, it's time for #FairPayForNursing. Read more: https://t.co/Zqc3vn8kSa
Eligible members working for the NHS in England will soon be balloted on industrial action.
Legally, ballots on industrial action must be carried out by post.
Do we have your correct postal address on record? Check today: https://t.co/1qwUVFBDEy
#FairPayForNursing
Wes Streeting destroying every single thing about Boris Johnson & his value brand Conservative party in under 2 minutes 🔥🔥🔥
#bbcqt#ToryIncompetence