Nurses are set to go back out on strike from 7am to 7pm tomorrow and Thursday (January 18 and 19). The walkout marks the second wave of industrial action from the Royal College of Nursing, and the first to hit Greater Manchester hospitals.
The strikes have already made history as the first-ever industrial action from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Tens of thousands of union members took part in strikes in December 'to demand fair pay and improved patient safety'.
The nursing strikes came alongside industrial action from NHS workers. Unions representing ambulance workers have also been leading industrial action, with more expected to be staged in the coming weeks.