NHS nurses across the country vote in favour of 'once in a generation' national strike

NHS nurses across the UK have voted in favour of an unprecedented national strike.

For the first time in its 106-year history the Royal College of Nursing balloted its 300,000 NHS membership and vast swathes of the country have voted to strike, as the Mirror first revealed

General Secretary Pat Cullen had called it a “once in a generation chance to improve your pay and combat staff shortages” that put patients at risk.