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Nurses to start voting next month on whether to strike over pay

Nurses will start voting next month on whether to strike over pay in what is being described as a “defining moment” for the profession. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said it will be recommending hundreds of thousands of its members support ...

09 Aug 2022 at 01:01

‘Demoralised’ nursing associate votes for strike action to protect NHS future

A “demoralised” nursing associate has said one of the biggest reasons she decided to vote in favour of strike action was to protect the NHS for future generations, amid fears that the service could end up in a “deeper crisis” if action does ...

09 Nov 2022 at 13:58

Government urged to pay nurses a ‘decent wage’ as RCN ballots on strike action

Paying nurses a “decent wage” is the only way to prevent them leaving the NHS and to fill thousands of vacancies, the head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said as the union ballots on strike action. For the first time in its ...

06 Oct 2022 at 20:41

No ‘immediate plans’ for Army to plug gaps in NHS to ease sting of strikes

A Cabinet minister has insisted there are no “immediate plans” for the Army to step in to help the NHS during a potential winter of strikes, but conceded it is not “unusual” to “game these things out”. Health and defence officials ...

28 Nov 2022 at 11:55

Patients can expect a ‘bank holiday service’ during nurse strikes

Patients can expect a bank holiday-level of service in hospitals when nurses go on strike later this week, the head of the NHS Confederation has said. Matthew Taylor, who speaks for healthcare systems in England, Wales and ...

13 Dec 2022 at 12:12

Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

Nurses are “highly likely” to go on strike again after Christmas if the Welsh Government maintains its “silence”, a Royal College of Nursing chief has warned. Nicky Hughes, associate director of nursing at RCN Wales, ...

20 Dec 2022 at 20:07

Still time for unions to ‘step back’ on strikes – Downing Street

Downing Street has said it is not too late for trade unions to call off strike action, as the country faces a week of severe disruption to the NHS and other public services. It comes as the Government continues to ...

19 Dec 2022 at 13:40

Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

Nurses will announce post-Christmas strikes by the end of the week unless the Government agrees a deal on pay, a union chief has said. A “clock is running” for the Prime Minister to enter negotiations after a ...

20 Dec 2022 at 22:00

‘We’ve had enough’ – Boris Johnson’s intensive care nurse

The nurse who cared for Boris Johnson when he became seriously ill with Covid-19 has said that nurses have “had enough”. Jenny McGee resigned in 2021, citing the Government’s pay offer and its “lack of ...

15 Dec 2022 at 22:16

Patients ‘suffering due to staff shortages’ while nurses ‘turn to food banks’

Nurses on picket lines have said staff shortages mean patients are being neglected, while low salaries mean some nurses are turning to food banks to feed their children. Outside Aintree University ...

15 Dec 2022 at 11:21

Nurses threaten fresh strikes if ministers fail to meet new deadline

Nurses are threatening to stage a fresh wave of strikes in the new year on an even larger scale if ministers fail to respond in the 48 hours following next week’s walkout. The Royal College of ...

17 Dec 2022 at 23:23

Door always open for talks to avert NHS staff strikes, insists Sunak

The Prime Minister has said the “door is always open” for dialogue with trade unions representing healthcare workers ahead of a fresh wave of strikes in bitter pay disputes. Rishi Sunak spoke ...

04 Jan 2023 at 16:42

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