Some 100,000 nursing staff across the UK will take part in their first ever national strike next month - with NHS staff from Newcastle, Northumbria and Gateshead trusts taking part.
The acts of industrial action - which are set to take place on December 15 and 20 - come after a long-running and unresolved dispute over pay and working conditions.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) this month were balloted in England, Wales and Northern Ireland - leading to a majority decision for walkouts in less than a month's time.
