Nurses across UK vote to strike in first ever national action
by Jon Ungoed-Thomas from World news | The Guardian on (#65GNP)
Exclusive: walkout over pay due to take place before Christmas
The biggest nursing strike in NHS history is set to take place before Christmas after union officials said that large swathes of the country" had voted for industrial action.
Patients who are already facing record waiting lists are now likely to see operations and appointments delayed or cancelled. This is set to be the first national strike in the history of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
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