A word of advice: try not to fall sick this week. Nurses in about a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England, including four in London, are walking out again in a long-running dispute over pay. Tomorrow, ambulance staff in England and Wales will walk out too
The impact of the industrial action by nurses on patients has been immediate. Last week’s strike saw roughly 1,400 procedures and operations cancelled. Imperial College Trust warned patients that their treatment could take six weeks to reschedule.
