Some 100,000 British nurses begin first ever strike as pay dispute deepens

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The walkout will affect non-urgent operations and outpatient appointments in at least 76 hospitals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of the year.

Inflation is running at more than 10 per cent, trailed by pay offers of around 4 per cent. This is stoking tensions between unions and employers. “I’ve been working across government and with medics outside the public sector to ensure safe staffing levels,” she said. “But I do remain concerned about the risk that strikes pose to patients.”

is unprecedented in the British nursing union’s 106-year history, but the Royal College of Nursing says it has no choice as workers struggle to make ends meet.Nurses want a 19 per cent pay rise, arguing they have suffered a decade of real-terms cuts, and that low pay means staff shortages and unsafe care for patients. The government has refused to discuss pay.

 

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