Over 300,000 nurses across the UK will begin voting today on whether to stage industrial action.
In the Royal Collage of Nursing's biggest-ever strike ballot in its 106-year history, members of the union are being asked to vote 'yes' to strike action.
Explaining why the historic ballot is going ahead, RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: “We are understaffed, undervalued and underpaid. For years our profession has been pushed to the edge, and now patient safety is paying the price.
