Nurses 1% pay cap-protest then strike?

No, you are not alone. I think they have most of the country on their side at the moment, but the trouble is, if they strike some people will turn against them. They might be better to hang on a bit longer as the tide seems to be turning against the pay cap.

No, you are not alone.
Corbyn mentioned them in PMQs yesterday, and May refused to acknowledge them.

For anyone on facebook who wants to show their support.

www.facebook.com/royalcollegeofnursing/?hc_ref=ARTc8VyKljrmFnBoUESuoAOocaMW7P8gSl_IZiljlIQnf9tQ9cDIxchD_3E9awb8prU

All public servants in our family but we are now retired. Good friends daughter With 20 years in the nhs has not had a raise in salary for nearly 10 years. Its clearly time to rectify the situation but she is convinced the nhs is being deliberately bled dry by lack of investment and privatisation So a rise in salary would only encourage staff to stay; clearly not the plan. If she is right and i fear she is, there may be trouble ahead. Sadly.

Just to encourage all those who despair of the government's privatisation scheme for the NHS.

weownit.org.uk/blog/we-saved-nhs-professionals

They can be made to change their minds.

Why don't they leave.

Not funny illtellhim - your comment that is. For your information they are leaving in droves. I think I read there are 7,000 (or was it 17,000?) unfilled nursing vacancies across the NHS. Plus less will be training as this government has taken away their training bursary.

How much does the average nurse get?
How much does a student nurse get?
A new fully qualified nurse?
A nurse with a few years of experience?
Etc.

There really is only so much money to go around and let's face it all tax payers contribute to their wages. (Even those on minimum wage who are just over the tax threshold) .

Not looking for an argument. Can't be bothered with that today but just saying, that all.

Striking has never been a good option for nurses - can't win for losing kind of thing. I think other than the last years of my 30 years as a nurse I was very poorly paid and often on the edge - had to move into management and away from the bedside to get a decent salary - mind you I earned it. Never considered striking but it does seem that this government wants the NHS to fail and is totally disregarding the nursing profession. 80% of direct care in the NHS is given by nurses and care assistants both of whom are asked to do more and more technical tasks without any recognition in their salary.

A Registered Nurse (RN) earns an average salary of £23,319 per year

Source
Registered Nurse (RN) Salary (United Kingdom) - PayScale

Not much after tax and NI.

Student nurses now have to pay University tuition fees now that the student bursaries for nursing have been abolished this year. So they have to accumulate debt to work for low pay.

Nurses can earn up to around £43000, then go into management and the sky's the limit! Their pay scales are part of the agenda for change agreement, as are most NHS salaries. I don't think nurses can be offered a rise without the rest of the NHS being included which would be crippling financially.

Why not, JanieG? Is that enshrined in law?

Most ward nurses don't earn that janieG

Removing the bursary for nurses was one of the most ridiculous and short sighted acts of this government.

Agreed, Ilovecheese.

Fact check on the number of staff in the NHS. Nursing numbers are down on 2010.

www.theweek.co.uk/checked-out/88286/the-truth-about-nhs-staff-shortages

Average nursing salary in the UK is £31,000

fullfact.org/health/are-nhs-workers-getting-4-pay-rise/

Tax payers contribute to lots of things and I think paying nurses a decent wage, after 7 years that has seen their real pay decrease, is certainly something worth paying for.

In last week been to glaucoma monitoring clinic and to general A. & E. Different hospitals. Both been privatised. Someone must be coining it! But yes nurses should be paid more. And bursaries free. I suspect that lack of nurses means that agency staff are used at a far greater cost
Same happening in teaching and social work. Heaven help us when the European workers leave after BRexit

It's fairly common for nurses to drop their NHS hours in order to pick the same /similar hours up on bank with a higher rate of pay.

Its not 'fairly common' Gillybob because it significantly affects their pension.

Recently found out our local general hospital is run by virgin! Dont suppose many people realise, as i hadnt, and so it continues with more and mire of the nhs is quietly privatised.

You can read all about Agenda for Change here www.nhsemployers.org/agendaforchange
Newly qualified nurses normally start on band 5 and receive annual increments till they reach the top of the band, in addition to the 1% pay rise.
What is really shocking is that foundation trust directors can award themselves pay rises of whatever they fancy! I worked in a trust where us minions were on a pay freeze and the CEO got a 30% rise one year!