Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforce
The leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to negotiate with her because she is a woman representing a largely female workforce.
Pat Cullen also claimed the government was displaying “particularly macho” behaviour towards the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) because she believes it sees nursing as “female work” that it does not value properly.
Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforceThe leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to negotiate with her because she is a woman representing a largely female workforce.Pat Cullen also claimed the government was displaying “particularly macho” behaviour towards the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) because she believes it sees nursing as “female work” that it does not value properly. Continue reading…
