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NHS strikes escalate with same-day action by nurses and ambulance staff

18-01-2023 20:44

First joint strike action on 6 February set to seriously affect hospitals and services in England and WalesThe NHS is facing a day of massive disruption next month when nurses and ambulance staff in England and Wales stage an unprecedented joint strike over pay.Health service bosses said the coordinated walkouts were “a huge concern” and Monday 6 February “could be the biggest day of industrial action the NHS has ever seen”. Continue reading...

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NHS strikes escalate with same-day nurse and ambulance staff action

18-01-2023 18:37

First joint strike action on 6 February set to seriously affect hospitals and services in England and WalesThe NHS is facing a day of massive disruption in February when tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff strike on the same day in their ongoing pay dispute.Hospitals and other services in England and Wales will be seriously affected by the joint walkout on 6 February, which represents a major escalation of health workers’ battle with ministers. Continue reading...

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NHS bosses implore ministers to ‘do all you can’ to end nurses’ strikes

18-01-2023 13:02

Group representing trusts in England warns of disruption to patient care as two days of stoppages beginUK politics live – latest news updatesNHS bosses have implored ministers to “do all you can” to end the strikes that are disrupting care for patients and help rescue the service from its “vicious cycle” of overload and delays.The NHS Confederation issued its plea on the day nurses in England went on strike for the third time as they seek a bigger pay rise for 2022/

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NHS bosses implore ministers to do all they can to end nurses’ strikes

18-01-2023 13:02

Representatives of English trusts ask for ‘a fighting chance’, saying stoppages set back drive to tackle backlog of 7.2 million peopleUK politics live – latest news updatesNHS bosses have implored ministers to “do all you can” to end the strikes that are disrupting care for patients and help rescue the service from its “vicious cycle” of overload and delays.The NHS Confederation issued its plea on the day nurses in England went on strike for the third ti

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Nurses in England begin two days of strikes in pay standoff

18-01-2023 07:00

Strikes are the third and fourth time nurses have refused to work in pursuit of a better pay offerThousands of nurses in England will strike on Wednesday in an escalation of their pay dispute with ministers, bringing disruption to NHS services.Nurses will stage stoppages lasting up to 13 hours on Wednesday and Thursday, starting at 7.30am and running until 8.30pm, at 55 NHS trusts across England. Continue reading...

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