Nursing strike on hold while pay talks continue
MEMBERS of the Royal College of Nursing have voted to go on strike, although will not yet set a date as they said talks with the States are 'positive'.
MEMBERS of the Royal College of Nursing have voted to go on strike, although will not yet set a date as they said talks with the States are 'positive'.
Top nurses made the comments after a poll found many A&E nurses were providing such care every day.
THE Royal College of Nursing has called a breakdown in relations with Policy & Resources Committee ‘water under the bridge’ ahead of renewed pay talks later this month.
THE Royal College of Nursing and other health unions are back round the table for pay talks.
WITH a pay tribunal rapidly approaching and industrial action looming, both sides of the nurses’ pay debate have blamed the other for the breakdown in negotiations.
Gendered notions of nursing have contributed to keeping wages down, researchers argue.
DATES have been confirmed for the industrial action ballot for Guernsey Royal College of Nursing members.
Official data showed only 79.8% of emergency patients were seen within four hours in December, the worst figure on record.
It is one of the first actions of the new powersharing administration at Stormont.
Thousands of staff have taken to picket lines across Northern Ireland once again.
Thousands of staff are taking action amid a dispute in Northern Ireland’s under-pressure health system.
The escalating action follows a similar strike last month over salary and staffing levels.
Pat Cullen, Director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Northern Ireland said members have been left with no choice but to use strike action.
Richard Pengelly’s plea came ahead of planned strikes by the Royal College of Nursing and Unison this week.
THE Royal College of Nursing has warned that the bill for overtime and agency staff will hit an all-time high by the end of the year as members again reject a pay offer from the States.