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Simon Meechan

Nurses' strike - Newcastle Hospital's advice for RVI or Freeman hospital patients

Thousands of nurses are taking part in a 12-hour strike today including those who work at Newcastle hospitals.

Nurses who work for the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals Trust are taking part in the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) strike. The trust's hospitals include the RVI, Freeman, Dental Hospital and Great North Children's Hospitals.

The nurses are being offered a pay rise of around £1,400, which works out as around 4%, and is in effect a real terms pay cut for many due to soaring inflation.

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