Nursing Union Leader Accuses Government of Issuing ‘Blatant Threat’ Over Legal Action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) at the Florence Nightingale statue on the picket line as nurses take industrial action over pay near the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital in Derby on Jan. 18, 2023. Jacob King/PA Media

A nursing union leader has accused Steve Barclay of issuing a “blatant threat” to nurses after the health secretary launched a legal action over a planned strike.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) last week announced new strike dates after its members in England voted to reject the government’s pay offer.