Nurses are set to strike again from later this month after failing to reach a pay deal with the Government.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned that walkouts could last until Christmas after 61 per cent of eligible members voted and 54 per cent rejected the offer.
They are set to walk out from 8pm on Sunday, April 30, until 8pm on Tuesday, May 2. Nurses in emergency departments, intensive care, and cancer wards are set to strike for the first time.
RCN general secretary Pat Cullen has urged the Government to make an increased offer to avoid the chaos that strikes can cause.
In an opinion piece for the Sun newspaper, Health Secretary Steve Barclay warned that fresh nurses’ strikes would have a “deeply concerning” impact on emergency services and cancer care.
So which London hospitals are set to be affected by the walkouts? Here’s what you need to know.
Which London hospitals will be affected by the nurses’ strikes?
Here is the full list
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
- Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS North Central London ICB
- NHS South West London ICB
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Why are nurses striking?
Members of the RCN rejected a pay deal on April 14. The offer on the table reportedly represented a 5 percent pay rise for 2023-24.
In a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay, RCN general secretary Pat Cullen said: “What has been offered to date is simply not enough. The Government needs to increase what has already been offered and we will be highly critical of any move to reduce it.”
Mr Barclay has called on the union to accept the Government’s pay offer so the NHS can “get back to focusing on patients”.
