NHS strikes in Scotland averted after nurses and midwives vote to accept pay offer

Despite accepting the pay offer the RCN and RCM still demand an improvement in working conditions

NHS strikes in Scotland have been averted after unions representing midwives and nurses voted to accept the Scottish government’s pay offer.

Just over half of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members voted in the ballot, with 53.4% of those voting to accept the offer equating to an average 6.5% increase in 2023/24.