Health Secretary response to High Court ruling RCN strike on 2 May is illegal

Thursday, 27 April 2023 13:03

The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said: “I firmly support the right to take industrial action within the law – but the government could not stand by and let plainly unlawful strike action go ahead. Both the NHS and my team tried to resolve this without resorting to legal action, but unfortunately, following a request from NHS Employers, we took this step with regret to protect nurses by ensuring they are not asked to take part in an unlawful strike....Request free trial