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Nurses strikes: Full list of NHS hospitals where 100,000 staff have voted for industrial action

In total, 44 out of 219 NHS trusts in England face strike action from nursing staff next week

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

What ambulance strike means for calls, response times and staffing

Ambulance strikes could “make response times incredibly stretched”, NHS Providers chief Saffron Cordery said

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Nurses, Royal Mail and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Nurses’ strike is about more than pay – it’s about ensuring good care

For the first time its 106-year history, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the UK’s largest nursing union, has voted to take strike action. Nurses in the UK have been on strike before and achieved change, but the scale of this strike is extraordinary.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2022

What ambulance strike means for calls, response times and staffing

Ambulance strikes could “make response times incredibly stretched”, NHS Providers chief Saffron Cordery said

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Full list of NHS trusts where nurses will strike - with no Greater Manchester hospitals taking part

100,000 nurses plan to walk-out on December 15 and 20

Manchester Evening News · Nov 30, 2022

Lanarkshire health workers urged to accept new pay offer by union

More than 50,000 health workers across the country have begun to vote on the Scottish Government’s final pay offer

Daily Record · Nov 30, 2022

Government condemned for ‘poor and misleading’ graph exaggerating nurses’ pay rises

Health department’s infographic ‘exaggerates’ salary increases, says statistics watchdog

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Nurses, Royal Mail and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Glasgow nurses set to be balloted over new pay offer as strike threat looms

According to the Scottish Government, the deal would mean NHS workers in Scotland would remain the best paid in the UK, and workers would get pay rises ranging from £2,205 to £2,751.

Glasgow Live · Nov 30, 2022