The Royal College for Nursing have stated that they are now planning a summer of action. Ideally they are going to be protesting against the 3% pay rise that has been announced but they are also going to be focusing on a huge range of other issues too. The announcement last week was met with some disappointment. Although many people had stated that they had made some extraordinary efforts during the pandemic, they felt as though the 3% pay rise was simply not enough. They felt as though it was a bitter blow, and that things were just not acceptable. The government, so far, is not giving the NHS the money that they truly need.

The pay rise also applies to nurses who work in homecare as well as in private nursing too. The college have been doing their bit to try and campaign for a 12.5% pay rise for any nursing staff. They have also stated that the pay rise as it stands is actually a pay cut. Some say that an experienced nurse is going to drop by over £200 in their wage packet, because the inflation rate is going to be 3.7%. When you look at the contrast, you will soon see that the government have claimed the deal for staff on the Agenda for Change are going to get around £1000 per year, for a nurse who has average training. The RCN have also condemned any further revelations that the 3% pay award would not be funded and that it would have to come from the NHS budget. This has been earmarked for other services. A snap poll was even done by the college and this indicated that most of the public do agree that the pay rise was feeble and that there are simply not enough nurses to get the job done properly.