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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

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

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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

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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

The Guardian - UK

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"

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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

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.

The Independent UK

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

A nurse on a hospital ward (File picture)

Evening Standard

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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

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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’.

Evening Standard

Therese Coffey says nurses will not get higher pay offer after vote on strike action

Nurses across the UK are currently casting their votes on whether to take industrial action over pay and conditions

The Independent UK

Health Secretary confident strike vote nurses will not get a higher pay offer

Nurses across the UK are currently casting their votes on whether to take industrial action over pay and conditions.

The Guardian - UK

Bullying, misogyny and sexual culture at Royal College of Nursing, inquiry finds

Exclusive: Internal report at nurses’ union finds male-dominated governing body ‘not fit for purpose’

Daily Mirror

NHS nurses call on Labour leader Keir Starmer to speak out in support of strikes

Campaigners said Labour leader Keir Starmer must 'stand up for the rights of workers' after he repeatedly refused to back those voting for industrial action this week

The Independent UK

Humza Yousaf branded ‘shameful’ after comment to protesting nurses

The Health Secretary told Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members “let’s not patronise each other” as they discussed an ongoing pay dispute.

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