Former Tory ministers join calls for Sunak to negotiate with nurses After first day of strike, NHS leaders and former pay review boss implore PM and Steve Barclay to review offer The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Hundreds of hospital appointments postponed as nurses take part in strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing took part in a 12-hour action on Thursday over pay and safe staffing levels. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
England’s chief nursing officer Ruth May offers support to striking nurses Health Secretary Steve Barclay said Dame Ruth’s support of nurses is ‘absolutely right’ but Downing Street said she does not speak for the Government. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
The distressing things nurses on the picket line told us about the pressure they face 'The more nurses that are available, the more funding that we put in - less people are going to die' Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022
Hot drinks and public sympathy for nurses on the picket lines For many striking in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, staff shortages are a bigger issue than pay The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Nurses break picket line outside hospital to help injured man They paused to give emergency treatment to a man who had collapsed Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022
Doctor tells nurse’s murder trial ‘at no point did I turn monitor off’ Lucy Letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others between June 2015 and June 2016. The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022
Striking nurses need the public behind them to keep pressure on ministers Analysis: polls show support for industrial action by nurses has fallen, with many concerned about the risks to patients from walkouts The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022
Paddy McGuinness supports striking nurses as he joins Alder Hey picket line He stood in solidarity with the NHS workers outside Liverpool's Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Liverpool Echo · Dec 15, 2022
'Put your warm coat on!' Nurses hit out as Tory Steve Barclay dodges striking staff The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay 'missed an opportunity' to come face-to-face with strikers after he visited a hospital with no industrial action - and was only filmed in an empty room Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022
Nurse on strike for late daughter who'd 'want me to be here' Ann San and up to 100,000 other nurses went on strike today Liverpool Echo · Dec 15, 2022
'A&E waiting room is like a war zone' Report finds worrying experiences of Welsh emergency departments A report into three Welsh A&Es and one minor injuries units found patients had mixed experiences with some very worrying findings Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022
Nurse assaulted by patient joins strike picket line to protect colleagues Caroline Gibbs was severely injured and developed PTSD after the assault Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022
Bristol nurses strike: We spoke to people on the picket line outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary They stood out in the freezing cold to make their voices heard Bristol Post · Dec 15, 2022
Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022 Paddy McGuinness shows support for striking nurses as he joins picket line Paddy McGuinness has visited the picket line at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool today
Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022 North East's striking nurses say action is to protect 'mams and dads, brothers and sisters' during historic NHS walk-out Nurses around Tyneside stood on picket lines across the region as part of strike action during the ongoing NHS pay dispute
Nottingham Post · Dec 15, 2022 Nottingham nurses share why they are striking as historic NHS walkout takes place 'We suffer in the wards, we are working short-staffed all the time'
Chronicle Live · Dec 15, 2022 Nurses' strike: How much nurses in Newcastle and the North East get paid Thousands of nurses have walked out in the biggest strike action in the history of the NHS in a row over pay
Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2022 Nurses want a pay rise – and the NHS needs more nurses No one has to work for the National Health Service. Many do because they enjoy the job or want to help others. On my best day, I might insert a nifty pun into a leader article or newsletter. A nurse will help save a life. But people still have to…
Liverpool Echo · Dec 15, 2022 Nurses 'working from the heart' demand fair pay to 'put food on the table' Around 150 nurses gathered on The Royal College of Nursing Alder Hey Children's Hospital picket line this morning
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2022 Is Boris Johnson, forced to get by on £750k of chicken feed, striking too? Ex-PM has been absent from Commons, where other Tories have been coming out in support of paying nurses more
Wales Online · Dec 15, 2022 Nurses on strike break picket line to help injured man who collapsed in street The man fell just metres away from a hospital and kind-hearted nurses rushed to assist him
Reuters · Dec 15, 2022 'What a tragic day': British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.
Liverpool Echo · Dec 15, 2022 Angry and tired, Liverpool's defiant nurses make their voices heard For these most vital of workers, today is a battle for the future of the NHS
Leeds Live · Dec 15, 2022 Nurses striking outside Leeds General Infirmary call for 'fair pay' and support as others cheer for 'comrades' "We need fair pay for nurses, to keep our nurses in the profession and give them a reason to come into the profession"