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NHS nurses vote whether to go on strike for first time as pay shrinks

Hundreds of thousands of NHS nurses will vote today on whether to go on strike as a decade of Tory rule has seen their pay fall by twice as much as their private counterparts

Daily Mirror · Oct 5, 2022

NHS Wales has close to 3,000 nursing vacancies as spend on agency staff soars

The health service also spent £133.4m on nursing and midwifery agency staff in 2021-22 to plug gaps in rotas – an increase of 41% compared to the previous year

Wales Online · Sep 29, 2022

Veteran nurse's heartbreak as colleagues forced to quit due to stress in 'broken NHS'

June Ramsay, 55, has worked as an NHS nurse for 35 years, but after decades inside the health service she has been left "terrified" at how nurses are being increasingly burned out and worn down

Daily Mirror · Sep 15, 2022

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

Northern Ireland nurses to be balloted for strike action

"Nursing staff in Northern Ireland do not even know if they will receive a pay award this year"

Belfast Live · Aug 25, 2022

Slump in nursing course acceptances will worsen staffing crisis – union boss

There are 21,130 accepted applicants onto nursing courses this year compared with 22,690 last year, the RCN said.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

Nurse who does six 13-hour shifts in a row says 'we are undervalued' as strike looms

The Royal College of Nursing has said it is expecting its angry and determined members to vote for change, but acknowledged that strikes are always a last resort

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Nurses in England and Wales to vote on strike over pay

Royal College of Nursing heads urge its members to vote for industrial action

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2022

NHS faces winter of strikes as nurses and professionals ballot over pay

‘Kick in the teeth’: Pay award is far below inflation rate

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

Nurses in England and Wales to vote on strike action over pay

Hundreds of thousands of nurses in England and Wales will vote next month on whether to strike in a row over pay, the trade union representing them said on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an already understaffed health service.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022