The Government will take legal action on Thursday against the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) over a planned strike in the long-running dispute over pay.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he was “regretfully” applying to the High Court to declare the walkout planned for May 2 unlawful.
RCN members working in the NHS in England at workplaces with a strike mandate are preparing to take 48-hour industrial action from 8pm or the start of the night shift on April 30.