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The Latest Breaking News on NHS nurses vow to strike 'for as long as it takes' Government to open up to pay talks

NHS nurses vow to strike 'for as long as it takes' Government to open up to pay talks

The Royal College of Nursing promised that strikes will continue “for as long as it takes” as shattered staff from more than 70 hospitals hit the picket lines with no compromise close

Daily Mirror

Striking Newcastle nurse tells of the 'anxiety' of walking out - but says action needed to protect patients in the long-term

Nurses on picket lines around the North East highlighted how difficult it is for them to choose to strike.

Chronicle Live

Have your say on nurses and paramedics walkouts as biggest strike yet hits NHS

Readers were quick to point out the demands of working in the NHS

Nottingham Post

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Full list of Northern Ireland strikes taking place in the coming weeks

More disruption is set to hit health and education in the weeks ahead amid ongoing disputes over pay and working conditions

Belfast Live

Nurses strike for second day in a row as London hospital under ‘significant pressure’

Union accuses Government of being ‘on strike itself’ as biggest week of industrial action in NHS history continues

Evening Standard

Ministers accused of being ‘on strike’ as action by nurses in England continues

Rishi Sunak urged to ‘come to the table and negotiate’ after biggest strike day in NHS history

The Guardian - UK

‘We cannot survive with our pay’ – Nurses and ambulance staff stage major walkout as strain on NHS worsens

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance service staff walked off the job yesterday in a pay dispute, putting further strain on Britain’s state-run National Health Service with their largest ever strike.

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NHS facing ‘incredibly disrupted week’

Strikes across the NHS in England will continue on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The Independent UK

Government accused of being ‘on strike’ over addressing NHS crisis

Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay were criticised for failing to negotiate with unions as staff staged the biggest walkout in NHS history.

The Independent UK

Britain’s health workers stage biggest-ever walkout as pay negotiations hit stalemate

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers joined Britain’s largest-ever health sector strike on Monday – the latest walkout to cause disruption at the National Health Service. Public support for striking staff remains high, but negotiations with the government over pay increases have reached a stalemate.

France 24

Union leader calls Rishi Sunak deluded as NHS pay row escalates

GMB’s Rachel Harrison says staff will not be ‘fobbed off’ by PM ‘kicking the can’ into next year’s pay round

The Guardian - UK

'Deflated but defiant': Striking NHS nurses and ambulance workers stand together and demand Rishi Sunak starts to negotiate

Ambulance workers and nurses stood side-by-side on strike today

Chronicle Live

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s NHS plans: ramping up private medicine

Editorial: The Tories have not reversed pro-market reforms in healthcare but energised them

The Guardian - UK

More strike days announced for ambulance workers in Wales

Unite union is not happy with the new pay offer from Welsh Government

Wales Online

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The Guardian - UK

Britain is desperate for workers – but Sunak won’t admit immigration is the answer

Post-Brexit, health and care employers, farmers and builders struggle to fill vacancies while ministers demonise those who could help, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Reuters

Workers stage largest strike in history of Britain's health service

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance service staff walked off the job on Monday in a pay dispute, putting further strain on Britain's state-run National Health Service with their largest ever strike.

AFP

Medics walk out in UK's biggest health service strikes

London (AFP) - Nurses and ambulance staff on Monday staged Britain's biggest round yet of health service strikes, stepping up their demands for better pay to combat a cost-of-living crisis.

Liverpool Echo

'They're villainizing us' - Liverpool's nurses are tired, angry but defiant

Members of the Royal College of Nursing are back on the picket lines today in their fight for better pay and conditions

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The Independent UK

Largest strike in NHS history will cause ‘huge disruption’

Nurses and ambulance staff are walking out together for the first time.

Evening Standard

Hospital bosses urge ministers to re-open pay talks as biggest ever NHS strike begins

Union accuses Government of playing ‘political football’ with NHS as strikes hit seven London trusts

Evening Standard

The Standard View: The only alternative to NHS negotiations is more disruption and cancelled operations

Nurses and ambulance staff are walking out today in what the NHS is calling the largest round of industrial action in its history. And the impact on patient care is unavoidable.

Wales Online

Nurses in biggest-ever NHS strike say 'we're on our knees'

'We’re run off our feet 24/7, breaking our backs doing the jobs of three people'

Evening Standard

NHS strikes: Three options to avoid calling 999 during ambulance and nurse walkouts

There are options to avoid calling 999 or going to accident and emergency.

Chronicle Live

NHS strikes: Newcastle's chief nurse joins call for 'swift resolution' to pay dispute to protect 'patients, nurses and the profession'

Maurya Cushlow and chief nursing colleagues at leading hospitals are calling for a rapid resolution to the NHS pay dispute.

Liverpool Echo

NHS nurses and ambulance workers walk out on biggest strike day yet

It marks the first time both groups have staged stoppages on the same day

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