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Nurses start voting on whether to renew mandate for industrial action

Almost 300,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing in England are being balloted.

The Independent UK

Nurses in England offered ‘golden hellos’ as trusts try to ease staff crisis

Staff are being promised up to £4,500 to take up – and stay in – hard-to-fill jobs

The Guardian - UK

More than 300 more nurses have left Swansea Bay University Health Board than joined in the past four years

International recruitment of nurses is really gathering momentum though

Wales Online

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Patients at risk of serious harm from 'corridor care' at A&E units, nurses warn

The Royal College of Nursing’s annual congress heard one doctor had to give a cancer diagnosis in a crowded corridor and that failings are causing 'catastrophic harm'

Daily Mirror

Nurses demonstrate over ‘deteriorating’ NI health service

The Royal College of Nursing said there were almost 3,000 unfilled nursing posts in the health service.

The Independent UK

NI nurses to hold demonstration over 'lack of political leadership' for health service

The action comes as voters prepare to go to the polls across Northern Ireland for the local elections.

Belfast Live

Nurses to demonstrate at Stormont over ‘escalating crisis’ in NI health service

The demonstration will come as voters across Northern Ireland head to the polls for the council elections.

The Independent UK

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Health Secretary Steve Barclay and nursing union leader Pat Cullen to meet as pay row continues

The Royal College of Nursing, that is holding its annual conference, has warned that strikes could go on until Christmas

Evening Standard

Health Secretary and nursing leader to meet as pay row continues

A Royal College of Nursing postal ballot on further industrial action will open on May 23 and close on June 23.

The Independent UK

Nursing leader urges Rishi Sunak to ‘get this job finished’ and end strikes

A postal ballot on further strike action will open on May 23 and close on June 23.

The Independent UK

Nurses still in strong position in bitter pay row with Tories, says union boss

Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen urged the Government to return to the negotiating table, as the RCN's annual congress got underway in Brighton

Daily Mirror

Nurses are living in poverty, says RCN chief Pat Cullen

Nurses are to be balloted over the prospect of further strikes after rejecting the Government’s revised pay offer.

The Independent UK

Nurses ‘fear being taken to court’ over degrading treatment of patients in corridors

Staff speak of the psychological toll of working in stretched wards

The Independent UK

UK faces fresh wave of strikes as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing, one of the two unions to turn down the recent government pay offer to NHS staff, will gather in Brighton as the long-running dispute continues

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The Independent UK

Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.

The Independent UK

Nurses fear being taken to court over treatment in corridors, RCN warns

Specialist A&E nurses have shared their experiences of working in overcrowded hospitals.

Evening Standard

Nurses’ decision to demand double-digit pay rise ‘rather confusing,’ says Cabinet minister

Nursing union leader Pat Cullen has called on Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed rise in double digits.

The Independent UK

Nursing union leader Pat Cullen calls for double-digit pay offer to avert strikes

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen warned Rishi Sunak not to underestimate the determination of her members

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Daily Mirror

RCN leader warns nurses must get double-digit pay rise or risk months of strikes

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will begin voting on May 23 for further strike action up to Christmas after the union's six-month mandate expired at the beginning of the month

The Guardian - UK

Nurses’ union head calls for double-digit pay rise in England ahead of strike ballot

Pat Cullen raises stakes in dispute with government after nurses in England reject earlier offer of 5%

Daily Mirror

More than 80 nurses quitting NHS a WEEK - four times higher than a decade ago

Last year, 4,231 left the NHS because of the demands of their job – with Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen saying plugging the gaps is taking a heavy personal toll

Wales Online

Nurses to strike in Wales again after rejecting 'final' Welsh Government pay offer

Last month Wales' Health Minister called the offer 'a significant enhancement' and 'final'

Evening Standard

Junior doctors union ‘takes first steps’ to securing new strike mandate

British Medical Association says ministers ‘can’t run down the clock’ despite ongoing talks to resolve pay dispute

The Independent UK

Nurses to be balloted over fresh wave of strikes

It comes as one nursing leader said she was still hoping for a resolution to the dispute.

Evening Standard

‘All bets off’ for patient safety if nurses and doctors coordinate strikes, health leader warns

Chief executive of NHS Confederation warns patient services would be ‘incredibly difficult to maintain’ in simultaneous walkout

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