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NHS nurses across the country vote in favour of 'once in a generation' national strike

The world’s largest nursing trade union and professional body will now pressure MPs to support their local striking nurses as polling shows support for the action is growing

Daily Mirror

No point in going on strike, minister tells nurses

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan claims big pay rise would ‘fuel inflation’ as union prepares to announce strike ballot results

Evening Standard

Nursing union expected to announce first UK-wide strike in 106-year history

More than 300,000 members were urged by the Royal College of Nursing to vote for strike action.

The Independent UK

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"Covid claps don't pay the bills": What striking nurses could mean for Greater Manchester

Will any nurses be working during the strike? And what will happen to patients? The big questions answered...

Manchester Evening News

Nurses will be striking for their pay, your health – and the future of the NHS

There is nothing ‘militant’ about demanding less than what you were paid in 2010. The government needs to zip up and stump up, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of operations likely to be cancelled during NHS strikes, trusts chiefs warn

‘It’s the waiting list that is going to be hit,’ says one NHS official about upcoming industrial action

The Independent UK

Welsh Government confirms contingency plans in place should nurses vote to go on strike

A decision to offer NHS staff a £1,400 pay rise was described as 'pitiful and insulting'

Wales Online

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Plans in place to deal with strike action by UK’s nurses, government says

Oliver Dowden says Department of Health has ‘well-oiled contingencies’ to manage impact of action

The Guardian - UK

Nurses set to strike before Christmas in first national walkouts over pay

Labour frontbencher Ed Miliband said that looming walkouts by members of the Royal College of Nursing were borne of 'incredible frustration and dismay' at Tory handling of the health service

Daily Mirror

Biggest nurse strike in NHS history to take place before Christmas

Union officials say the goodwill and expertise of nursing staff is being 'exploited' and have called for a 15% pay increase to account for the rise of inflation

Wales Online

Nurses vote to strike in first ever national action as cost of living bites

The Royal College of Nursing is campaigning for a pay rise of 5 per cent above inflation

The Independent UK

UK nurses set to strike in first ever national action

The walkout will likely see patients face disruption to operations and appointments amid already record NHS waiting lists

Evening Standard

Nurses in Britain to strike, nursing college says

Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's challenges during an economic crisis.

Reuters

Nurses across UK vote to strike in first ever national action

Exclusive: walkout over pay due to take place before Christmas

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Daily Mirror

NHS in staff crisis as 20,000 doctors and 40,000 nurses leave in a year

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “The NHS can’t afford to be losing so many staff while it is going through the biggest crisis in its history"

Wales Online

Votes counted as nursing staff decide whether they want to go out on strike

Largest ballot in the history of the Royal College of Nursing

The Independent UK

Nurses ‘working one day a week for free’ after 10 years of pay cuts

‘The high costs of staff turnover suggest that staff retention is a cost-effective policy for the NHS,’ says Dr Gavan Conlon

Evening Standard

Nurses are working the equivalent of one day a week for free, research finds

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The Independent UK

Nurses ‘working one day a week for free’

The Royal College of Nursing’s ballot on strike action is ongoing, with around 300,000 members being asked if they are prepared to walk out.

Evening Standard

Biggest NHS union ballots staff over strike action

Unison will ballot 330,000 of its members in a dispute over pay

The Independent UK

Cost of living crisis forcing nurses to quit their NHS pensions

‘I just couldn’t make ends meet. I had no choice but to leave the scheme,’ says nurse Jodie Elliot

The Independent UK

Third of NHS doctors in England are non-UK nationals

Nearly 18% of the total staff have non-UK nationality, up from 13% in 2016.

Evening Standard

Therese Coffey: Government ‘has already acted’ to help nurses with cost of living

Exclusive: Health Secretary tells Standard there will be no movement on pay increase for nurses after strike ballot

Daily Mirror

Tory Therese Coffey says nurses WON'T get a better pay rise despite strike threat

Hundreds of thousands of nurses are being balloted for a strike across the UK over the coming weeks - which would be the first walkout in their union's 100-year history

The Independent UK

Royal College of Nursing issues apology after damning report into its culture

The independent report details ‘very serious findings’ including ‘a misogynistic environment’.

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