David Cameron renews 'seven day NHS' promise
Prime Minister David Cameron has renewed his pledge to boost NHS funding and create a "seven-day" health service in his first major speech since the Tory’s election victory.
RCN: Nurses may strike over any unsocial hours pay cuts
NHS nurses could strike if the Government threatens payments they receive for working anti-social hours and weekends as part of the drive to create a seven-day service, a nursing leader has warned.
Royal College of Nursing chief executive Peter Carter told the Independent: "I would particularly give a really strong warning to the Secretary of State: any attacks on unsocial hours, weekend working payments, would be strongly resisted.
"The membership is quite clear: unsocial hours, weekend working, Christmas Day and bank holidays - they get a very modest higher level of remuneration. Any attack on that and I do fear it would result in industrial action."
In response, the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, accused the body of "jumping the gun".
"We haven't made any proposals about nurses pay and conditions", he told GMB's political editor Sue Jameson.
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Government faces tough task delivering a seven-day NHS
The Prime Minister has pledged to deliver a seven day-a-week health service in his first major speech since returning to Downing Street.
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David Cameron to renew 'seven day NHS' promise
In a speech later today, the PM is expected to renew Tory promises to boost NHS funding and create a "seven day service" for patients.