Nurses who work in A&E, intensive care and cancer care in Nottingham are set to join colleagues in the latest round of strikes. In an escalation of industrial action over pay, members of the Royal College of Nursing will strike for 48 hours from 6am on Wednesday, March 1.
Staff at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH), Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation and NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will join workers at more than 120 NHS organisations across England. For the first time, the RCN will involve nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units and cancer care, including at Nottingham's City Hospital and Queen's Medical Centre.
Previous strikes have also only taken place during the day shift. RCN general secretary, Pat Cullen, said the decision had been made "with a heavy heart".