RCN pay vote: Royal College of Nursing members set to vote on new NHS pay offer to avoid further strikes

Over 280,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing in England will today begin voting on a new government pay offer. The union has opened up the opportunity for its members to have its say on the ongoing dispute.

The offer made by the UK government last week consists of a one-off payment for the current financial year 2022/23 worth between £1,655 and £3,789 and a 5% consolidated (permanent) pay increase for 2023/24 for all those at point 2 of Band 2 and above. The additional offer for 2022/23 is on top of the already implemented, consolidated pay uplift of at least £1,400, awarded to members last year.