PRESS RELEASE : Royal College of Nursing responds to the Prime Minister’s comments during PMQs [December 2022]

The press release issued by the RCN on 7 December 2022.

Responding to the Prime Minister’s comments today, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said:

“The government should negotiate with nurses and stop these cheap and divisive political games. For the first time in their working lives my members are saying enough is enough.

“Hundreds of thousands of hard working, decent people should not be cast aside as ‘unreasonable’ for expecting better for themselves, their families and their patients. The Prime Minister appears out of touch with the public if he is intent on attacking nursing staff like this.”