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Nurses across UK vote to go on strike for first time in dispute over pay

NHS braces for prolonged period of industrial action by health workers over the winter and into next year

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

Greater Manchester hospitals planning for 'major incident' in the face of nurses strike

'We're going into unknown territory', one Greater Manchester hospital boss has admitted

Manchester Evening News · Nov 9, 2022

Nurses strike 2022: Thousands of operations will be cancelled if NHS walkout goes ahead

The strike comes at a difficult time for the NHS, which has the biggest waiting list in its history and is facing a tough winter

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2022

"Covid claps don't pay the bills": What striking nurses could mean for Greater Manchester

Will any nurses be working during the strike? And what will happen to patients? The big questions answered...

Manchester Evening News · Nov 8, 2022

Nurses will be striking for their pay, your health – and the future of the NHS

There is nothing ‘militant’ about demanding less than what you were paid in 2010. The government needs to zip up and stump up, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Thousands of operations likely to be cancelled during NHS strikes, trusts chiefs warn

‘It’s the waiting list that is going to be hit,’ says one NHS official about upcoming industrial action

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Welsh Government confirms contingency plans in place should nurses vote to go on strike

A decision to offer NHS staff a £1,400 pay rise was described as 'pitiful and insulting'

Wales Online · Nov 7, 2022

Plans in place to deal with strike action by UK’s nurses, government says

Oliver Dowden says Department of Health has ‘well-oiled contingencies’ to manage impact of action

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

Nurses set to strike before Christmas in first national walkouts over pay

Labour frontbencher Ed Miliband said that looming walkouts by members of the Royal College of Nursing were borne of 'incredible frustration and dismay' at Tory handling of the health service

Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022

Biggest nurse strike in NHS history to take place before Christmas

Union officials say the goodwill and expertise of nursing staff is being 'exploited' and have called for a 15% pay increase to account for the rise of inflation

Wales Online · Nov 6, 2022