Only direct talks will end NHS dispute, says UNISON

Commenting on suggestions that the NHS pay review body may be reconvened in response to strikes by health workers over their wages, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said today (Thursday):
“There’s no need to start another long-winded evidence round. A wage boost is needed now, not months down the line.
“The last two of the pay review body’s recommendations sat on ministerial desks for months.
“Health workers won’t have any confidence in a repeat of the p