Pat has been the leading voice for nurses during the ongoing strike action
Pat Cullen is the woman at the head one of the UK’s biggest healthcare workers’ strike actions, the current General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing.
Workers from across the UK took to the picket line on Thursday in what has been described as the largest nursing strike in the history of the NHS.Cullen has appeared on national television in recent days ahead of the strike, as the RCN demands a 19% pay rise for its workers.
Cullen went on to hold roles in the Public Health Agency and the Health and Social Care Board, before joining the RCN in 2016. In a tweet on Thursday ahead of the beginning of the historic strike, the RCN boss said she had the utmost respect for nurses taking to the picket line.
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