Even Keir Starmer says nurse strikes are unaffordable
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
Exclusive: health unions offer to pause NHS strikes if government join pay talks
Health unions made a dramatic offer on Saturday night to suspend a wave of planned strikes that threatens to cripple the NHS over Christmas and the new year if ministers agree to open serious discussions over pay. The moves by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the country’s biggest union,…#scotland #observer #barclay #unison #northernireland #royalcollegeofnursing #patcullen #adepartmentofhealthandsocialcare #nhs #stevebarclay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Will pre-Christmas nursing strikes happen at YOUR hospital?
The Royal College of Nursing today revealed its members will only strike at half of the sites in England that have secured a mandate for industrial action. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Militant' nursing union orchestrating pre-Christmas strikes threatens MORE walk-outs
The Royal College of Nursing today unveiled that the initial round of nurses strikes will take place across the UK on December 15 and 20. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses to strike in lead up to Christmas
Royal College of Nursing members are set to stage their biggest-ever NHS walkout on 15 and 20 December. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
December strike by NHS nurses is biggest in their history
Royal College of Nursing members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to walkout in December. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses' strike: What is the dispute about and how will it affect patients?
Nurses belonging to the Royal College of Nursing union have voted to strike. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses’ strike dates announced
Nurses will go on strike over pay and safety concerns on two dates in mid-December, the Royal College of Nursing has announced today. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - November 25, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nurses to strike for two days before Christmas
Royal College of Nursing members are set to stage their biggest-ever NHS walkout on 15 and 20 December. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Militant' nursing union tells Government it has FIVE DAYS to begin 'formal pay negotiations'
The Royal College of Nursing is demanding an inflation-busting rise for its 300,000 members. It wants a hike of around 19.2 per cent, roughly an extra £6,835 for the average nurse on £35,600. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Government must focus on sorting NHS pay now, says UNISON
Commenting on the news today (Wednesday) that the government has begun the NHS pay review body process for 2023-24, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said:
“Ministers should be concerned with putting NHS pay right now, not trying to distract unions with the long, drawn-out evidence-gathering process of the pay review body.
“Staff are exiting in droves and without urgent movement on pay, many more will follow suit.
“NHS services are in a dire state, with too few staff to deliver safe patient care. That’s why hundreds of thousands of NHS employees have either voted to strike over pay and staffing, or are currently...
Source: UNISON Health care news - November 16, 2022 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay pay review body Put NHS pay right Source Type: news
Act on pay and help the NHS, staff and patients, say health unions
Unions representing more than a million staff working across the NHS have today (Tuesday) met with health secretary Steve Barclay to discuss the growing workforce crisis.
At the Westminster meeting this morning, the unions made clear that without urgent government action on wages, experienced health workers would continue to quit their jobs, and the NHS struggle to attract new staff in sufficient numbers.
Unions told the secretary of state that patient waits for treatment would carry on worsening, unless something was done about the dangerously low staffing levels affecting every part of the NHS.
Decent wages are ke...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - November 15, 2022 Category: Food Science Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release nhs pay Source Type: news
Why U.K. Nurses Voted to Strike for the First Time Ever —and What That Means for Hospitals
It was late last Thursday when Naomi Fullen Somers, a young nurse at Derbyshire Community Health Services, finished tending to her last patient. The 23-year-old was used to working overtime most days of the week, but that day, her shift had been particularly long and stressful.
As she walked to her car, she glanced at a notification that had popped up on her phone. It was an announcement from The Royal College of Nursing, which read, “Nursing staff vote to strike in the majority of NHS employers across the UK.”
Somers sighed with relief: “I just thought, ‘thank god,’ because things really ne...
Source: TIME: Health - November 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Astha Rajvanshi Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer Londontime Source Type: news
Now the MIDWIVES start voting on strikes!
Neomi Bennett, a Royal College of Nursing member working in London, said it was 'irresponsible' for the union to support strikes and urged it to reconsider. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses' union pay demands not affordable, says Rishi Sunak
Royal College of Nursing want a 17% pay increase and voted to take strike action across the UK. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
