The Latest Breaking News from RCN

Humza Yousaf: UK ‘should step in with funding to prevent NHS strikes’

A STRIKE in the NHS during winter will be “catastrophic” despite contingency plans being put in place, Scotland’s Health Secretary has warned.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 9, 2022

‘Pay in the NHS has become laughable’: UK nurses’ views on the vote to strike

Four nurses discuss the RCN’s plan to take industrial action in the run-up to Christmas over pay

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

Lanarkshire nurses have voted to strike over pay disputes

Members of the Royal College of Nursing have voted to strike.

Daily Record · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses vote to strike in dispute over pay for first time in 106-year history

Nurses across the UK have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 9, 2022

BREAKING: Nursing staff vote to strike in row over pay

“Anger has become action – our members are saying enough is enough"

Manchester Evening News · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses across the UK vote to strike in unprecedented action

‘Anger has become action – our members are saying enough is enough’ says RCN chief Pat Cullen

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses in Scotland to go on strike over pay and conditions dispute

Members of the Royal College of Nursing were balloted for the first time in 106 years after the most recent Scottish Government offer of a flat rate of £2,205 per person was rejected.

Daily Record · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses in Wales vote to go on strike for the first time in history

Helen Whyley, the director of RCN Wales, said it was 'a really historic day' for nurses in Wales

Wales Online · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses vote for first ever nationwide strike - see full list of NHS trusts affected

The strike will be the first of its kind, with the union's General Secretary calling it a “once in a generation chance to improve your pay and combat staff shortages” that put NHS patients at risk

Daily Mirror · Nov 9, 2022

Northern Ireland RCN members vote “overwhelmingly” to go on strike

Union says the “first period of industrial action can be expected before the end of the year”

Belfast Live · Nov 9, 2022