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British nurses to stage first strikes on Dec. 15, 20

Thousands of British nurses will go on strike on Dec. 15 and 20 for more pay, their union said on Friday, adding to a winter of industrial action and putting further pressure on the state-run health system.

Reuters

NHS nurses' strike dates announced in week before Christmas as Tories ignore pay talk pleas

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which represents two thirds of NHS nurses, will stage its first ever national walkout on December 15 and 20 as Health Secretary Steve Barclay refuses to even discuss pay

Daily Mirror

Nurses across UK to strike on two days in December as disruption deepens

NHS nurses to walk out in dozens of trusts on December 15 and 20

Evening Standard

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Nurses to strike next month over pay after talks offer is rejected

Members of the RCN will stage their first ever national walkout in worsening dispute.

The Independent UK

Trains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

All the big UK strike dates from trains to NHS as winter of discontent hits

Nurses, civil servants, postal workers and charity staff are among those downing tools in a bitter winter of discontent as Rishi Sunak warns of 'challenging' months ahead

Daily Mirror

Trains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

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Nurses’ strikes: Full list of hospital trusts affected – see your area

Thousands of patients set to have appointments or surgery cancelled or postponed

The Independent UK

Trains, post and even coffin-making: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

RCN criticises Health Secretary over negotiating stance in nursing dispute

Steve Barclay has a ‘lack of intention and inability’ to see the urgency of the situation, officials have said.

The Independent UK

Health Secretary admits NHS under pressure but says it is due to Covid pandemic

The Health Secretary defended the Government’s handling of the NHS on Sunday

Evening Standard

Lanarkshire politicians respond to the nurses strike

MSPs comment on the upcoming strikes.

Daily Record

Public backs nurses striking over pay and patient care, poll suggests

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for ‘detailed negotiations’ on pay in the next five days or it will announce strike dates for December.

The Independent UK

Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries and even coffin-making, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Nurses’ strikes: Full list of hospital trusts affected – see your area

Thousands of patients set to have appointments or surgery cancelled or postponed

Evening Standard

Royal College of Nursing warn of December strikes if no progress in pay talks in five days

Government given five days to open ‘detailed negotiations’ over pay and patient safety

Daily Mirror

'We have to make them listen': Nurses explain their strike decision as 'enough is enough'

In a monumental vote, NHS nurses across the country voted 'Yes' to strike action, as the health care system reaches 'breaking point'. Two nurses have shared their desperation for change.

The National (Scotland)

Royal College of Nursing warns of UK-wide strikes as early as December

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The Guardian - UK

Health secretary to meet six unions in bid to avert wave of strikes across NHS

Industrial action to begin within weeks unless deals can be reached on unions’ demands for pay awards well above inflation

The Independent UK

NHS trusts forced to compromise on quality and waiting times amid financial squeeze, CEOs warn

Staff are putting their hands in their pockets to feed patients in face of cost of living crisis, NHS chief reports

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland's health service 'in a dangerous situation' after major incident at Antrim Hospital

Dr Paul Kerr from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine said "it’s a poor situation"

Daily Record

Patient lives put at risk over staffing shortages in Scots NHS, leading nurse warns

Julie Lamberth, chair of the Royal College of Nursing Scotland board, said nurses are leaving the health service over pay

The National (Scotland)

UK has 'moral obligation' to give devolved nations more cash to fund NHS pay rises

The Health Secretary told the BBC: "I don't have more money."

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Hunt slaps down nurses' plea for pay rise as Tories brand it 'unreasonable'

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt rejected calls for a 17.6% pay rise for NHS staff after years of freezes and real-terms cuts, despite admitting the NHS is on the brink of collapse

Liverpool Echo

Hospitals preparing for 'bank holiday' services during nurses' strike

"We have nurses in Liverpool using foodbanks"

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