Nurses to strike for two days as education unions reveal ballot results
GMB leaders will also meet on Monday to decide whether to call more strikes among their ambulance members because of a lack of progress in talks.
GMB leaders will also meet on Monday to decide whether to call more strikes among their ambulance members because of a lack of progress in talks.
A timeline of upcoming strikes.
Nurses are set to strike again on Wednesday and Thursday, with larger-scale industrial action planned for February.
The Royal College of Nursing has said it will confirm February strike dates in the coming days.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) made the announcement.
A number of health unions took part in talks with government representatives.
Here is a look at what strikes are taking place and when.
The NHS is under enormous pressure this winter, made worse by hospital admissions for flu.
Steve Barclay, who spent part of Monday meeting trade union officials, described the discussions as ‘productive’ during a visit to a London hospital.
The Business Secretary said the legislation is necessary but unions warned the plan is illegal and unworkable.
The Government is pressing ahead with controversial plans to ensure minimum levels of service during strikes.
A union official said Steve Barclay had acknowledged this year’s pay would have to increase to prevent strikes over the 2023/24 offer.
Ministers and unions from the health, education and transport sectors held talks in Westminster.
The Local Government Association said “piecemeal” funding is “no substitute for a strategic approach to the pressure on hospital beds”.
Ministers on Monday held a series of meetings aimed at ending a wave of industrial unrest in the NHS and on the rail network.