NHS organisations in Nottinghamshire will not be affected by two new nurse strike dates in the new year. Earlier today (Friday, December 23) the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced its members would walk out on January 18 and 19 in a continuing dispute with the government over pay.
Despite the number of NHS trusts affected in England increasing from 44 to 55, no organisations in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will be impacted by walkouts in this round of action. The RCN said this was to help it sustain strike action for longer.
"Our strike action may need to be prolonged unless the government finds a way to resolve our dispute with them, so calling strike action in different employers at different times helps us to sustain strike action for as long as we need to," said a spokesman for the union.
