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
Nurses vote to strike in first ever national action as cost of living bites The Royal College of Nursing is campaigning for a pay rise of 5 per cent above inflation The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022
UK nurses set to strike in first ever national action The walkout will likely see patients face disruption to operations and appointments amid already record NHS waiting lists Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2022
Nurses in Britain to strike, nursing college says Nurses in Britain will go on strike, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Saturday, an action that will add to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's challenges during an economic crisis. Reuters · Nov 5, 2022
Nurses across UK vote to strike in first ever national action Exclusive: walkout over pay due to take place before Christmas The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022
NHS in staff crisis as 20,000 doctors and 40,000 nurses leave in a year Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “The NHS can’t afford to be losing so many staff while it is going through the biggest crisis in its history" Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022
Votes counted as nursing staff decide whether they want to go out on strike Largest ballot in the history of the Royal College of Nursing Wales Online · Nov 2, 2022
Nurses ‘working one day a week for free’ after 10 years of pay cuts ‘The high costs of staff turnover suggest that staff retention is a cost-effective policy for the NHS,’ says Dr Gavan Conlon The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2022
Nurses ‘working one day a week for free’ The Royal College of Nursing’s ballot on strike action is ongoing, with around 300,000 members being asked if they are prepared to walk out. The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Nurses are working the equivalent of one day a week for free, research finds A nurse on a hospital ward (File picture) Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022
Biggest NHS union ballots staff over strike action Unison will ballot 330,000 of its members in a dispute over pay Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2022
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2022 Cost of living crisis forcing nurses to quit their NHS pensions ‘I just couldn’t make ends meet. I had no choice but to leave the scheme,’ says nurse Jodie Elliot
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022 Third of NHS doctors in England are non-UK nationals Nearly 18% of the total staff have non-UK nationality, up from 13% in 2016.
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Therese Coffey: Government ‘has already acted’ to help nurses with cost of living Exclusive: Health Secretary tells Standard there will be no movement on pay increase for nurses after strike ballot
Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022 Tory Therese Coffey says nurses WON'T get a better pay rise despite strike threat Hundreds of thousands of nurses are being balloted for a strike across the UK over the coming weeks - which would be the first walkout in their union's 100-year history
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 Royal College of Nursing issues apology after damning report into its culture The independent report details ‘very serious findings’ including ‘a misogynistic environment’.
Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2022 Therese Coffey says nurses will not get higher pay offer after vote on strike action Nurses across the UK are currently casting their votes on whether to take industrial action over pay and conditions
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022 Health Secretary confident strike vote nurses will not get a higher pay offer Nurses across the UK are currently casting their votes on whether to take industrial action over pay and conditions.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2022 Bullying, misogyny and sexual culture at Royal College of Nursing, inquiry finds Exclusive: Internal report at nurses’ union finds male-dominated governing body ‘not fit for purpose’
Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022 NHS nurses call on Labour leader Keir Starmer to speak out in support of strikes Campaigners said Labour leader Keir Starmer must 'stand up for the rights of workers' after he repeatedly refused to back those voting for industrial action this week
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022 Humza Yousaf branded ‘shameful’ after comment to protesting nurses The Health Secretary told Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members “let’s not patronise each other” as they discussed an ongoing pay dispute.
Daily Record · Oct 8, 2022 Nurses protest at SNP conference as Humza Yousaf warned over strike action The health secretary met with members of the Royal College of Nursing who are calling for a pay rise to help staff struggling with the cost of living.