Nurses begin new walkouts in Wales as pay row continues
The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Welsh Government to reopen negotiations.
The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Welsh Government to reopen negotiations.
The NHS workforce plan for England aims to address the chronic staff shortages and show a path towards fixing the country’s healthcare problems.
It comes after protracted pay disputes, with some NHS staff still threatening strike action.
Unite members from across the Guy’s and St Thomas’ workforce, including nurses and other frontline workers, will stage a 24-hour strike on June 1.
Almost 300,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing in England are being balloted.
The Royal College of Nursing said there were almost 3,000 unfilled nursing posts in the health service.
The demonstration will come as voters across Northern Ireland head to the polls for the council elections.
A Royal College of Nursing postal ballot on further industrial action will open on May 23 and close on June 23.
A postal ballot on further strike action will open on May 23 and close on June 23.
Nurses are to be balloted over the prospect of further strikes after rejecting the Government’s revised pay offer.
Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.
Specialist A&E nurses have shared their experiences of working in overcrowded hospitals.
RCN general secretary Pat Cullen warned Rishi Sunak not to underestimate the determination of her members.
RCN Wales said its members are to walk out on June 6-7 and July 12-13 after rejecting the latest NHS pay offer for nursing staff.
It comes as one nursing leader said she was still hoping for a resolution to the dispute.