Paramedics will strike this Wednesday and nurses will walk out next week after an NHS pay summit ended with no breakthrough. Ambulance workers will walk out in trusts across England this Wednesday and on January 23, and nurses are expected to follow on January 18-19.
Unions today met Health Secretary Steve Barclay to hold their first talks about pay for 2023/24. At the same time, Rishi Sunak raised hopes that nurses could be offered a one-off payment this winter - to end strikes over their 2022/23 pay deal, reports The Mirror.
Unite union negotiator Onay Kasab said it is unclear whether discussion of a payment for this financial year is on the table.