Pat Cullen had previously advised her members to accept an offer of 5%, but this was rejected despite being accepted by 14 other unions.
Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing , has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a double-digit pay rise.
Ms Cullen described striking as one of the"hardest decisions", and told The Sunday Times that fresh negotiations were needed to prevent six more months of action.
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