Health Secretary Steve Barclay has “regrettably” decided to pursue legal action to halt the second day of nurses strikes next month. He firmly believes in the right to strike but believes the planned walkout on May 2 falls outside the legal mandate
Members of the RCN voted by 54 percent to 36 percent, with a 61 percent turnout, to reject the Government’s offer of a five percent pay rise for 2023-24 and a one-off cash payment for last year of at least £1,655. Meanwhile,
Strike action: Charlie grills Pat Cullen on nurse strikes Patients face NHS strike misery for the rest of the year after union leaders warned nurses are ready to walkout until Christmas to secure higher pay. The Royal College of Nursing is also
A 48-hour nurses strike will “significantly increase the risk to patients” – with cancer sufferers a particular worry, an NHS chief executive says. Nick Hulme, the boss of the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust, also warned the public’s goodwill through
NHS staff were offered a £2.5 billion package to end months of strikes (Image: GETTY) Nurses are among one million health service workers who will receive a five per cent increase in April and a one off bonus of at least £1,655
A severely disabled boy was badly burned after his nurses – wearing protective clothes due to the COVID-19 pandemic – put him into a scalding hot bath without properly checking the water temperature. The 14-year-old boy, who can’t be named due to
Nurses have agreed to pause their historic strike action as “intensive talks” with the government begin. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Government issued a joint statement saying that the talks would focus on “pay, terms and conditions, and productivity
February 21, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. EST Katie Duke, a former ER nurse in New York City, in her hotel room Sept. 19, a day before joining other health-care professionals and a team from Figs, the scrubs company, to advocate for the
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) warns its 48-hour strike from March 1 will have a “significant impact” on the service. Emergency department, intensive care unit and cancer ward staff will be striking for the first time. Matthew Taylor said: “The difficult
Nurses have told Rishi Sunak they will call off their wave of strikes if he agrees to meet them to talk about pay. The proposal by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) came after firefighters were offered a seven percent backdated rise,