Nurses have rejected the Government's pay award of a 5.5% rise, it has been announced.Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England rejected the deal by two-thirds in a record high turnout of around 145,000.The pay award was announced by the Chancellor at the end of July, shortly after Labour won the general election.

Nurses have rejected the Government's pay award of a 5.5% rise, it has been announced.Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England rejected the deal by two-thirds in a record high turnout of around 145,000.The pay award was announced by the Chancellor at the end of July, shortly after Labour won the general election.