The Latest Breaking News from RCN

Details hammered out after nurses in West Lothian and beyond vote for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing were balloted for the first time in 106 years after the most recent Scottish Government offer was rejected

Daily Record · Nov 10, 2022

Humza Yousaf pleads with UK government to make more money available to halt nurses strike

The RCN announced that its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK had backed industrial action.

Daily Record · Nov 10, 2022

NHS will do all it can to ‘minimise harm’ during nursing strike, says leader

The Royal College of Nursing announced on Wednesday that its members in the majority of NHS employers across the UK have backed industrial action.

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

Nurses at North East hospitals and the ambulance service set for strike action after historic Royal College of Nursing ballot

Four North East hospital trusts and the North East Ambulance Service will see nursing staff walk out on strike before Christmas.

Chronicle Live · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses expected to take industrial action before end of year

Members of the RCN in the majority of NHS employers across the UK voted to strike over pay.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

What the nursing strike will mean for you and other patients across Wales

It could see some routine operations postponed or outpatient appointments not undertaken

Wales Online · Nov 9, 2022

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 across Nottinghamshire set to walk out after backing strike

Staff at four Nottinghamshire organisations will strike

Nottingham Post · Nov 9, 2022