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UK nurses join wave of strike action to demand better pay

Thousands of nurses have walked off their jobs in England, joining ambulance and postal workers, bus drivers and airport baggage handlers who have staged strikes or planned them this month

The Independent UK

Funeral guidance for victims of COVID-19 set to be eased

Funeral guidelines for COVID-19 victims are set to be eased, according to a draft compiled by the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Majority of union members reject latest NHS Scotland pay offer

Scottish Government ministers put a new offer on the table which would have seen workers receive on average a 7.5 per cent pay rise.

Daily Record

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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.

Radio France Internationale

GMB members in NHS Scotland reject pay offer and call for Humza Yousaf meeting

MEMBERS of the GMB union working in NHS Scotland have turned down the Scottish Government’s latest improved pay offer.

The National (Scotland)

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

Belfast Live

Ambulance hospital handover delays in England hit new high

More than 12,500 patients last week waited over an hour to be transferred.

The Independent UK

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Nurses' strike - Newcastle Hospital's advice for RVI or Freeman hospital patients

The RVI's Emergency Care is open, you should still call 999 as normal if you need to and keep appointments that have not been cancelled

Chronicle Live

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 Guardian - UK

Striking nurses rush from picket line and give first aid to man who collapses in street

The man slipped over just metres from the Bristol Royal Infirmary main entrance, with striking staff racing to put him into the recovery position before returning to the picket line shortly afterwards

Daily Mirror

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

Industrial action is biggest by nurses in NHS history

The Independent UK

Student nurse in fundraiser for Lanarkshire therapists who 'saved her life' after traumatic event

Caitlin Currie, aged 24, has credited Lanarkshire Counselling and CBT Centre in Coatbridge with saving her life through the therapy provided over a four year period.

Glasgow Live

Second jobs, food banks and 90-hour weeks: London’s nurses, paramedics and posties on why they’re striking

London is facing its worst month of strikes in over a decade. But what exactly has pushed so many of the capital’s key workers over the edge? Katie Strick hears four powerful testimonies

Evening Standard

Nurses strikes: Full list of NHS hospitals where 100,000 staff have voted for industrial action

In total, 44 out of 219 NHS trusts in England face strike action from nursing staff next week

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The Guardian - UK

Scotland to raise income tax by 1p for those on over £43,666 to raise money for NHS – as it happened

Finance secretary says starter, basic and intermediate rates of income will stay the same

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.

The Guardian - UK

Why are nurses striking and how will it affect hospital care?

Key questions answered as nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland stage first national strikes

Liverpool Echo

Live strike updates, bar staff step in as man stabbed and family hit hard by cost of living crisis

Liverpool ECHO latest headlines on Thursday, December 15

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The Independent UK

Government to blame for ‘tragic’ NHS strike, says union boss as nurses start walkout

‘Strong possibility’ of further strikes in January, says RCN chief Pat Cullen

Liverpool Echo

NHS strike 2022: Are hospitals open and where to get medical help

People are urged not to avoid calling 999 and told the 'NHS is open' as nurses walk out

Evening Standard

Minister hails ‘green shoots of recovery’ in Britain as she opposes nursing union’s pay demands

A minister claimed on Thursday that the “green shoots of recovery” were emerging in Britain as she argued against big pay rises for nurses and other public sector workers.

Daily Mirror

Which hospitals are affected by the nurses strike TODAY - full list with picket lines map

The Royal College of Nursing is staging the first strike in its 106-year history - with tens of thousands of hard-pressed nurses walking out over pay. Here's what you need to know

The Independent UK

‘We can’t cope anymore’: Desperate and without any other option, these are the NHS nurses driven to strike

‘None of us want to compromise patient safety through a strike but we are left at this point with no other option’ says Charlie Rumary

Manchester Evening News

Why nurses in Greater Manchester are not striking as thousands walk out

The strikes are the biggest and first-ever industrial action carried out by the Royal College of Nursing

The National (Scotland)

Scotland looks to end incarceration of under-18s in Young Offenders Institutions

THE Scottish Government is seeking to stop people under the age of 18 being placed in young offender institutions (YOIs) with a new bill.

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