- NHS patients face potential winter strikes as both nurses and General Practitioners (GPs) threaten industrial action over pay and working conditions.
- The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will ballot its members for strikes after 91 per cent rejected a 3.6 per cent pay offer, with the union stating nurses feel "deeply undervalued" and demanding pay structure reform.
- General Practitioners, represented by the British Medical Association (BMA), have also warned of strikes, seeking government action on their role in new NHS hubs and a clear timeline for contract investment.
- The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has stated it cannot increase the headline pay offer further but is willing to discuss pay structure reform, career progression, and wider working conditions with the RCN.
- These latest threats follow a five-day walkout by resident doctors that resulted in cancelled cancer operations, and nurses previously led widespread public sector strikes in 2022 and 2023.
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