UK Health Minister: No Negotiations on Pay with Nurses' Union

British Health Minister Steve Barclay confirmed today that "the government will not negotiate with the nurses' union regarding pay," as the threat of further strikes looms. The union is surveying its 300,000 members about organizing more strikes in the coming six months. Relations between the union, which has held multiple strikes that disrupted patient care, and the government became tense at the end of April when the Health Ministry restricted the duration of strikes following a court ruling against the union.