Health minister Maria Caulfield says she “understands the concerns about historic pay, but at the moment we just don’t have £10 billion to give out 19% increase” to nurses.
Tens of thousands of nurses are going on strike on Thursday for the first time across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Report by Jonesia.
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