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Rishi Sunak says nurses’ pay demands ‘not affordable’ as union backs strike OLD

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has ‘sympathy’ with nurses – but best way to help is bringing down inflation

The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022

Nurses' strike in Edinburgh and what the historic vote means for you

Nurses around Scotland has said "enough is enough" and have voted to strike for the first time ever. It comes after a dispute over pay as the Scottish Government says there is 'no new money' left.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 10, 2022

Number of Londoners waiting more than 12 hours in A&E rises 47% in a month

New figures reveal extent of pressure on NHS services in the capital just a day after nurses vote to strike

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022

Tory tells nurses their job is a 'vocation' and brands pay demands a 'high ask'

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said it was 'very difficult to judge' if nurses get paid enough - and said it was 'unfair' to ask if they should get the same wages as politicians

Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022

Strikes by nurses could be ‘catastrophic’, but they are not inevitable – Yousaf

Health Secretary says Conservative ministers have a 'moral obligation' to allocate funding so he can settle the pay dispute

Insider UK · Nov 10, 2022

Everywhere in Liverpool City Region that nurses are set to go on strike

Royal College of Nurses is holding first strike of its kind as NHS staff fight for better pay and conditions

Liverpool Echo · Nov 10, 2022

When nurses will strike and why NHS staff are taking industrial action

Nurses are set to strike for the first time in the Royal College of Nursing's history, with the union's General Secretary calling it a "once in a generation chance to improve your pay"

Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022

UK nurses’ pay rise demand ‘remarkably high’, says minister as strike looms

Chris Heaton-Harris refuses to say if nurses should be paid same as politicians, amid RCN warning NHS services are unsafe

The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2022

Nottinghamshire NHS trusts 'working to ensure minimal disruption' for patients during nurse strikes

Staff at four Nottinghamshire trusts will walk out over pay

Nottingham Post · Nov 10, 2022

NHS waiting list hits record 7.1 million high ahead of nurses strike

Nearly a million people in London waiting for hospital treatment at the end of September

Evening Standard · Nov 10, 2022