Nurses in Scotland to strike after rejecting pay deal from NHS
Members of the Royal College of Nursing are planning strike action after voting down a pay deal. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Should nurses get a 19 PER CENT pay rise? Vote here and tell us why...
The Royal College of Nursing, which is behind the strikes, claims the pay rise is needed to both keep salaries on pace with soaring inflation and encourage nurses to stay in the NHS. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

UK nursing strikes: Which countries pay nurses the most and the least in Europe?
Up to 100,000 nurses in the UK will go on strike on December 20 for more pay after a first strike on December 15. These will be the first strikes in the 106-year history of their union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), and the largest in the history of the country’s NHS. Salary and inflation…#ppp #finland #iceland #slovakia #rcn #turkish #turkey #belgium #latvia #poland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Teacher's cancer op was axed despite RCN pledge to protect 'emergency' treatment 
Heather Smith, 75, was due to have a tumour removed from her left breast last Thursday, the day members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) took to the picket lines. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.K. Nurses Warn Of More Severe Strikes If Pay Dispute Continues
Britain’s largest nursing union has warned hospitals will face further, more serious strikes in the new year if ministers do not improve their pay offer to staff. Thousands of nurses took industrial action on Thursday as part of action organised by the Royal College of Nursing, with a second…#royalcollegeofnursing #observer #netherlands #patcullen #nationalhealthservice #eurostar #belgium #stevebarclay #newyear #southwest (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 18, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.K. Nurses Warn Of More Severe Strikes If Pay Dispute Continues
Thousands of nurses took industrial action on Thursday as part of action organised by the Royal College of Nursing, with a second demonstration planned for Tuesday. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 18, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news

The trusts with most and least nurses striking
The share of nurses striking at trusts which saw Royal College of Nursing action this week varied significantly, HSJ analysis suggests. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 16, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Do you support the nurses NHS strike today?
Up to 100,000 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) medics braved -8C temperatures and snow to bolster picket lines outside ailing hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland . (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Nurses in UK Strike for First Time, Seeking Higher Pay
The walkout is just one of a series of industrial actions across Britain this month as ballooning inflation, rising interest rates and a recession put pressure on workers. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Megan Specia and Stephen Castle Tags: Strikes National Health Service Royal College of Nursing Great Britain Source Type: news

Cancer care at risk as nurses strike: Health leaders warn of 'real concerns' for patients
Health leaders warn that 'real concerns remain' about the impact of the strike - especially the refusal of the Royal College of Nursing to guarantee delivery of some cancer services. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NHS strikes: Nursing union putting patients at risk, UK's top nurses warn
Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, has written to the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing to say many nursing leaders feel 'let down' by its actions. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Exclusive: RCN agrees more strike exemptions after CNO pressure
The Royal College of Nursing has agreed to staff some of the most high-risk mental health and community services during its upcoming strikes, following pressure from the UK’s four chief nursing officers, a letter leaked to HSJ reveals. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 13, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

'Hypocrisy' claim as Royal College of Nursing offers staff 4.5% pay rise
The RCN, whose members will go on strike this Thursday, is asking the Government for a pay rise of 19.2 per cent, which would cost £10billion of public money. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Keir Starmer says pay hike by the UK's nursing union is unaffordable as NHS prepares for strike
Demands from the Royal College of Nursing for a 19 per cent pay rise for NHS nurses have been decaled unaffordable by Labour Leader Keir Starmer, as nurses prepare to strike later this week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 12, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Trust boss urges Sunak to avert strike action
A trust leader has written an open letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak to urge him to urgently avert strike action planned by the Royal College of Nursing. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 12, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news