• 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 government has said it has contingency plans for dealing with a strike by nurses amid the growing threat of industrial action in the NHS.The Observer revealed on Sunday that the biggest nursing strike in NHS history could take place before Christmas after “large swathes of the country” voted for nationwide industrial action. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is due to an
  • UK facing biggest disruption since 1980s miners’ strike

    Nearly 1.7 million mostly public sector workers are being balloted on or have voted for stoppagesRail passengers narrowly escaped fresh disruption this weekend as unions suspended three days of strikes – but over the coming weeks and months, Rishi Sunak’s government is still facing the most significant wave of industrial action since the 1980s miners’ strike.The biggest nursing strike in NHS history is set to take place before Christmas, with a large majority of the Royal Colle

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