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Rishi Sunak says nurses’ pay demands ‘not affordable’ as union backs strike OLD

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ‘sympathy’ with nurses – but best way to help is bringing down inflation

The Independent UK

Nurses' strike in Edinburgh and what the historic vote means for you

Nurses around Scotland has said "enough is enough" and have voted to strike for the first time ever. It comes after a dispute over pay as the Scottish Government says there is 'no new money' left.

Edinburgh Live

Number of Londoners waiting more than 12 hours in A&E rises 47% in a month

New figures reveal extent of pressure on NHS services in the capital just a day after nurses vote to strike

Evening Standard

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Everything we know about nurses' strike - which hospitals are on strike and which aren't

In a first of its kind strike, nurses at the Royal College of Nursing voted to go on strike in around half of all hospitals across the UK after rejecting the offer of a four per cent pay rise

Daily Mirror

Army could answer 999 calls if ambulance workers in England strike

Use of military personnel ‘not unrealistic’ says official as NHS and government draw up plans to keep service going

The Guardian - UK

Plan to 'minimise patient harm' if nurse strike goes ahead, NHS leader says

NHS hospitals will focus on a 'life-preserving care model' on strike days, after the Royal College of Nursing voted in favour of industrial action

Chronicle Live

Minister won’t say if nurses deserve to be paid as much as MPs OLD

Pay demands dismissed as ‘remarkably high’ by cabinet minister, as winter strike action looms

The Independent UK

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Tory tells nurses their job is a 'vocation' and brands pay demands a 'high ask'

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said it was 'very difficult to judge' if nurses get paid enough - and said it was 'unfair' to ask if they should get the same wages as politicians

Daily Mirror

Strikes by nurses could be ‘catastrophic’, but they are not inevitable – Yousaf

Health Secretary says Conservative ministers have a 'moral obligation' to allocate funding so he can settle the pay dispute

Insider UK

Everywhere in Liverpool City Region that nurses are set to go on strike

Royal College of Nurses is holding first strike of its kind as NHS staff fight for better pay and conditions

Liverpool Echo

When nurses will strike and why NHS staff are taking industrial action

Nurses are set to strike for the first time in the Royal College of Nursing's history, with the union's General Secretary calling it a "once in a generation chance to improve your pay"

Daily Mirror

UK nurses’ pay rise demand ‘remarkably high’, says minister as strike looms

Chris Heaton-Harris refuses to say if nurses should be paid same as politicians, amid RCN warning NHS services are unsafe

The Guardian - UK

Nottinghamshire NHS trusts 'working to ensure minimal disruption' for patients during nurse strikes

Staff at four Nottinghamshire trusts will walk out over pay

Nottingham Post

NHS waiting list hits record 7.1 million high ahead of nurses strike

Nearly a million people in London waiting for hospital treatment at the end of September

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Why are nurses striking? All your questions answered as NHS heroes walkout

For the first time in its 106-year history, the Royal College of Nursing balloted its 300,000 NHS members and nurses at 175 trusts or services plan to strike over pay and working conditions

Daily Record

Details hammered out after nurses in West Lothian and beyond vote for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing were balloted for the first time in 106 years after the most recent Scottish Government offer was rejected

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf pleads with UK government to make more money available to halt nurses strike

The RCN announced that its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK had backed industrial action.

The Independent UK

NHS will do all it can to ‘minimise harm’ during nursing strike, says leader

The Royal College of Nursing announced on Wednesday that its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK have backed industrial action.

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The Independent UK

Government urged to listen to nurses after historic vote to strike over pay

The Royal College of Nursing said its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK have backed industrial action.

The Guardian - UK

Nurses’ strike: what’s at stake and how will it affect patients?

Health unions have rejected government’s pay offer while RCN seeks above-inflation pay rise

The Independent UK

Nurses ‘worried about feeding families and paying rent’ as strike action gets go-ahead

Colleagues are leaving, with those left behind ’increasingly burnt out’, nurse says

The Independent UK

Barclay: Nurses’ demands are ‘out of step’ with economic situation

The Health Secretary said it was ‘disappointing’ that nurses had voted to strike.

Chronicle Live

Nurses at North East hospitals and the ambulance service set for strike action after historic Royal College of Nursing ballot

Four North East hospital trusts and the North East Ambulance Service will see nursing staff walk out on strike before Christmas.

The Independent UK

Nurses expected to take industrial action before end of year

Members of the RCN in the majority of NHS employers across the UK voted to strike over pay.

Wales Online

What the nursing strike will mean for you and other patients across Wales

It could see some routine operations postponed or outpatient appointments not undertaken

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