Nurses in NI, England and Wales are to strike for two days in December in what is set to be their biggest walkout in NHS history
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for two days next month in what is set to be their biggest walkout in the NHS's history.
Louise Ansari, from the Healthwatch England patient watchdog, said she was "concerned" about the impact on this group of patients.Hospital nurse Shaun Williams only started working as a nurse a year ago."I am sorry we are having to do this."You are running on reserves most days. We do not have enough staff and because of the lack of nurses, patients are at risk.And he says unless the situation changes he may even quit nursing.
It is possible the RCN could stagger the action so some services go on strike in December, with others to follow suit next year if the industrial action continues. In England and Wales, NHS staff, including nurses, have been given a rise of at least £1,400 - worth about 4% on average for nurses.Strike action has been suspended in Scotland however after the government there made aDuring the ballot, the results of which were announced two weeks ago, the RCN had argued this year's below-inflation pay award came after years of squeezes on nurse's salaries.
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