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Hot drinks and public sympathy for nurses on the picket lines

For many striking in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, staff shortages are a bigger issue than pay

The Guardian - UK

Government cannot ‘sit back’ on strikes amid warning pay rows will worsen, NHS leaders say

‘The government cannot just sit back and let future strikes happen when patient care is on the line,’ says Matthew Taylor

The Independent UK

Striking nurses need the public behind them to keep pressure on ministers

Analysis: polls show support for industrial action by nurses has fallen, with many concerned about the risks to patients from walkouts

The Guardian - UK

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'Put your warm coat on!' Nurses hit out as Tory Steve Barclay dodges striking staff

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay 'missed an opportunity' to come face-to-face with strikers after he visited a hospital with no industrial action - and was only filmed in an empty room

Daily Mirror

Nurse on strike for late daughter who'd 'want me to be here'

Ann San and up to 100,000 other nurses went on strike today

Liverpool Echo

The Nottinghamian: Historic nurse walkout and new underground venue planned for city

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Nottingham Post

How 'independent' is the NHS pay review body? We look at the facts

Nurses' union leaders have accused the Government of hiding behind the body, which made its recommendation in July - before energy bills rocketed and inflation hit its peak

Daily Mirror

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Bristol nurses strike: We spoke to people on the picket line outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary

They stood out in the freezing cold to make their voices heard

Bristol Post

North East's striking nurses say action is to protect 'mams and dads, brothers and sisters' during historic NHS walk-out

Nurses around Tyneside stood on picket lines across the region as part of strike action during the ongoing NHS pay dispute

Chronicle Live

Nottingham nurses share why they are striking as historic NHS walkout takes place

'We suffer in the wards, we are working short-staffed all the time'

Nottingham Post

Nurses' strike: How much nurses in Newcastle and the North East get paid

Thousands of nurses have walked out in the biggest strike action in the history of the NHS in a row over pay

Chronicle Live

Nurses 'working from the heart' demand fair pay to 'put food on the table'

Around 150 nurses gathered on The Royal College of Nursing Alder Hey Children's Hospital picket line this morning

Liverpool Echo

Nurses will step up strikes unless pay offer improved, NHS official warns

NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continues

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to get NHS pay reviewers to think again to halt nurses strikes

Conservative chairman of the Commons Health Committee Steve Brine said it would be a “sensible answer” to ending the strike.

The Independent UK

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Reuters

'What a tragic day': British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute

National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.

Evening Standard

Analysis: Nursing strike leaves Health Secretary Steve Barclay in tricky position

Health Secretary may be forced to negotiate with union over pay as strikes engulf the NHS

Wales Online

How much nurses get paid in Wales: The full salary scale from £20,758

Pay for nurses in Wales starts at £20,758 and rises to £109,475 for the most senior nurse managers

The Independent UK

Pat Cullen: Who is the former nurse and RCN chief leading the NHS strike?

Union leader grew up in Northern Ireland and was inspired to enter profession by sister’s example

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Radio France Internationale

UK nurses stage nationwide strike over cost of living, work conditions

Nurses in the United Kingdom are staging an unprecedented one-day strike as a "last resort" in their fight for better wages and working conditions.

The Independent UK

Government stands firm over pay deal for nurses

The Royal College of Nursing is holding the biggest strike in the history of nursing.

Belfast Live

Who is Pat Cullen? Northern Ireland woman at the head of the Royal College of Nursing strikes

Growing up in Carrickmore, Cullen started her career in mental health nursing and remains a qualified psychotherapist

The Guardian - UK

Sunak facing growing pressure to improve nurses’ pay offer

Former Tory chair urges PM to compromise as strikes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland take place

The Independent UK

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

Tens of thousands of nurses from the Royal College of Nursing are on strike in a bitter dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

Nurses strikes: What are the demands and what is the government offering? OLD

Industrial action is biggest by nurses in NHS history

The National (Scotland)

Nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland begin strike action

THOUSANDS of nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have begun a 12-hour strike in a dispute over pay.

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