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Nurses ‘fear being taken to court’ over degrading treatment of patients in corridors

Staff speak of the psychological toll of working in stretched wards

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

UK faces fresh wave of strikes as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing, one of the two unions to turn down the recent government pay offer to NHS staff, will gather in Brighton as the long-running dispute continues

The Independent UK · May 15, 2023

Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.

The Independent UK · May 14, 2023

Nurses’ union head calls for double-digit pay rise in England ahead of strike ballot

Pat Cullen raises stakes in dispute with government after nurses in England reject earlier offer of 5%

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2023

More than 80 nurses quitting NHS a WEEK - four times higher than a decade ago

Last year, 4,231 left the NHS because of the demands of their job – with Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen saying plugging the gaps is taking a heavy personal toll

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023

Nurses to strike in Wales again after rejecting 'final' Welsh Government pay offer

Last month Wales' Health Minister called the offer 'a significant enhancement' and 'final'

Wales Online · May 10, 2023

Junior doctors union ‘takes first steps’ to securing new strike mandate

British Medical Association says ministers ‘can’t run down the clock’ despite ongoing talks to resolve pay dispute

Evening Standard · May 10, 2023

Nurses to be balloted over fresh wave of strikes

It comes as one nursing leader said she was still hoping for a resolution to the dispute.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2023

‘All bets off’ for patient safety if nurses and doctors coordinate strikes, health leader warns

Chief executive of NHS Confederation warns patient services would be ‘incredibly difficult to maintain’ in simultaneous walkout

Evening Standard · May 9, 2023

Public more supportive of nurses’ strikes after health secretary’s legal action, poll shows

Exclusive: NHS faces further strike action from tens of thousands of radiographers in pay vote aftermath - but the public say their backing of NHS walkouts has only grown

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023