Greater Manchester is being hit by a second day nursing strikes as tens of thousands of NHS staff walk out over pay across two days this week (January 18 and 19). Snow is falling on nurses braving the freezing temperatures to campaign for better pay and staffing of the NHS.
In December, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) staged the first strikes in it's 106-year history in some areas of the country. This January, more strike dates were revealed - the NHS trusts in Greater Manchester which reached the voting threshold to stage industrial action have fallen into this second wave.
The nursing strikes follow mass walkouts from other staff in the NHS, including ambulance workers last week. Pickets will be outside Tameside Hospital, The Christie Hospital and Wigan Infirmary from 7am to 7pm today, with The Christie's picket already looking lively.
