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NHS faces biggest strike in its history as unions announce 6 February walkout
Ambulance workers will join nurses on the picket line unless government agrees to talks
20 Jan 2023
Nurses’ strike live: news and pictures from the picket lines on day four
Defying freezing weather, nurses stage fresh strike to demand fair pay and safe staffing
19 Jan 2023
Voices from a nurses’ picket line: the pressures that are driving us closer to quitting
Many nurses say they struggle to cope amid long shifts without a break and appalling pay
19 Jan 2023
Nursing students tell of shedding tears over staffing crisis
Students on picket line say pressures make it hard to learn, nurses too busy to teach them
19 Jan 2023
Nurses’ strike: news and pictures from the third round of industrial action
Nurses across England brave cold to stand on picket lines in third day of historic strikes
18 Jan 2023
'We're not asking for much': nurses’ emotional plea as strikes continue
Nurses in Sheffield remain resolute in their fight for fair pay and patient safety
18 Jan 2023
Striking nurses compare working in NHS to a war zone
Understaffing has triggered chaos, while amid deepening crisis nurses struggle to pay bills
18 Jan 2023
Back on the picket lines: latest wave of industrial action starts this morning
NHS nursing staff brave bitter cold as they turn up the heat on ministers
18 Jan 2023
MPs vote for ‘foolish’ anti-strike bill despite robust opposition
The Minimum Service Levels Strike Bill could put striking nurses’ jobs at risk
17 Jan 2023
Nurses to strike again next month in ‘desperate bid’ to force talks
Nurses will stage strikes on 6 and 7 February unless government agrees to pay negotiations
16 Jan 2023
Nurses’ strikes paused in Scotland after fresh proposal
Talks point to improved offer including one-off payment and accelerated pay deal next year
16 Jan 2023
Help! Tell me why you still love your job, despite all the pressures in the NHS
Nursing student issues Twitter appeal, and nurses’ replies are inspiring
13 Jan 2023
NHS pay talks: fresh strike dates imminent after unions reject one-off payment offer
Hopes of averting further nurses’ strikes in Wales end as RCN criticises ministers’ stance
12 Jan 2023
Calling on nursing students to shore up crisis-hit NHS would be ‘a big mistake’
Number 10’s failure to rule out return to pandemic measure sparks warning from academic
12 Jan 2023
Tell your manager if you’re struggling to cope as winter pressures mount, urges NMC
Your employer has a duty of care to you, and you need that more than ever, says regulator
12 Jan 2023
Healthcare unions to boycott pay review body while current dispute unresolved
Unions call NHS review body too slow and demand direct talks with ministers in next pay round
11 Jan 2023
Sturgeon: it will be ‘very hard’ to avert nurse strikes in Scotland
First minister says ‘we have no more money’ to increase pay offer, as RCN prepares to strike
11 Jan 2023
Day of protest to target proposed anti-strike law
TUC plans events against law it fears could see nurses and others face dismissal for striking
11 Jan 2023