The Latest Breaking News from RCN

Nottingham nurses 'exhausted and angry' as 85-year-old patient waited 52 hours for a bed

Nurses returned to the picket line on Tuesday (December 20) in a second day of strikes over pay

Nottingham Post · Dec 20, 2022

Nurses’ action is part of UK’s biggest wave of strikes in a generation

NHS workers join others in seeking to protect living standards in the face of below-inflation pay offers

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

'No respect for us': Nurses challenge government in battle to 'sustain NHS future'

One nurse told the ECHO: "Covid killed of a lot of nurses - physically and metaphorically. We feel burnt out"

Liverpool Echo · Dec 20, 2022

Pat Cullen: Who is the former nurse and RCN chief leading the NHS strike?

Union leader grew up in Northern Ireland and was inspired to enter profession by sister’s example

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

UK Government urged to 'do decent thing' as nurses stage second walkout over pay

THE head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged Rishi Sunak to do the “decent thing” as thousands of nurses across England, Wales and…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022

Nurses strike for second time in a week as Rishi Sunak urged to 'do the decent thing'

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen has called on the PM Rishi Sunak to "do the decent thing" and re-open pay talks as she joined a picket line in Newcastle this morning

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Strikes: Nurses’ union leader urges Government to ‘do the decent thing’

The RCN has asked for a 5% above-inflation pay rise but Health Secretary Steve Barclay has declined to discuss pay when meeting union officials.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

All the hospitals hit by nurses' strike TODAY in pay battle - picket lines map

The Royal College of Nursing is staging the second strike in its 106-year history - and has set a Friday ultimatum to talk about pay, otherwise it will announce more walkouts in January

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Thousands of nurses stage second walkout in row over pay

It comes a day before ambulance staff are due to strike

Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022

All of the strikes in December and January as nurses stage second walkout today

On Wednesday, ambulance workers including paramedics, control room workers and technicians will also walk out in England and Wales

Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022