NHS nurses’ strike: who is taking action and will it work?

As nursing faces a defining moment, we examine what is driving the dispute, the precedent for a successful outcome and how the public is likely to react

• Your guide to how we got to where we are now in nurses’ fight for higher pay in the NHS
• Find out how nurses with first-hand experience of striking fared when they resorted to going on the picket line
• How concerns about patient safety will be addressed if nurses’ strikes go ahead

Nurses across the UK are preparing to strike over pay and patient safety concerns following a historic