ballots at individual work places. the general secretary says the signs are that across the uk members have spoken clearly in favour of strike action. the rcn said any strikes would affect planned nhs treatment, but not emergency care. in england and wales there have been pay awards of £1 £4 hundred. there has been no formal offer in northern ireland. the department of health for england said recommendations of pay review body have been followed and unions should think hard before taking action that might affect patients. for more our correspondent anisa kadri is here. and this comes against a backdrop of strikes notjust in health anisa? yes, is that right, we have seep strikes on the railways, talks just managing to avert the latest strikes by the rmt union. the cost of living
possible strike action is looming in parts of the nhs in scotland. members of two unions, including ambulance staff have voted for walk outs. ambulance staff have voted for walk-outs- ambulance staff have voted for walk-outs. , ~ , , ., ., ., walk-outs. gmb members have voted to re ect that walk-outs. gmb members have voted to reject that pay walk-outs. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer. walk-outs. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so walk-outs. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we walk-outs. gmb members have voted to reject that pay offer, so we are - reject that pay offer, so we are making plans for over 4,0006mb members across the nhs to take action, possibly this side of christmas. we are urging the cabinet minister to come back to table with a vastly improved offer. pat; minister to come back to table with a vastly improved offer. a vastly improved offer. pay rises lower than a vastly improved offer. pay rises lower than
the rcn said any strikes would affect planned nhs treatment and appointments, but not emergency care. in england and wales, there have been pay awards of £1,400 this year. the scottish government has offered just over £2,200. there has been no formal offer yet in northern ireland. the department of health covering england said the recommendations of the independent pay review body have been followed, and unions should think hard before taking action, which might affect patients. protestors have gathered outside the former manston airbase today. angry about the conditions migrants are being held in. around 200 people joined the protest, despite torrential rain . calling for the migrant processing centre to be shut down. louisa pilbeam reports. shut madsen s down quick snack the message was loud demanding the
we have seen strikes and disruption on the railways. talks and disruption on the railways. just managing to a\ latest talks just managing to avert the latest strikes by that union just this week of course. and the cost of living is going up, people s pay isn t going as far and now nurses say they want a pay rise of 5% above the inflation rate. well the government s called on them to consider the impact on patients if this strike goes ahead. so how likely is it they would get that kind of pay rise? we are going to hear the government s financial plans in the autumn statement this month and we will expect to hear plans for tax rises and spending cuts. the nhs may be protected from that, but when we hear the government s rhetoric, it seems agreement isn t imminent. are any of the uk nations close to offering the sort of money that the nurses union areliking for? no, in short. the uk nations, none have a offered
the 5% above the 12% of inflation. so nurses earn, morejunior nurses around £27,000 a year. that rises to £55,000 for the most senior nurses. a few more numbers, in england and wales nhs have been given five. 4.7% more. and in scotland they have £2,200 more. that is 8% more for a newly qualified nurse. we are yet to hear what is on offer in northern ireland per year yet. the department of health in england says they have consulted independent bodies and they have followed the pay recommendations, it wants unions to think hard before carrying out strike action. the nurses say they can t see a future in a profession that is not valued nor treated fairly.