ballots at most but not all health organisations reached the required threshold to allow nurses to strike. the royal college of nursing has yet to spell out where there will be walk outs. the dates may have been set, with strikes beginning at 8am in the morning and lasting 12 hours, but what s not clear yet is the precise definition of emergency care which will continue on those days and planned treatments and appointments where there will be widespread postponements because of the walk outs. we really are sorry that there will be any disruption to services, but the government needs to talk to us to avoid this disruption. but what we do say is that services are already disrupted. every single day, people are waiting too long for surgery, they re waiting too long for ambulances. employers are still uncertain about the implications of the strikes. we know that emergency services will be protected and we know that cancer services will be protected, but when we don t have nurses in their r
has yet to spell out where there will be walk outs. the dates may have been set, with strikes beginning at 8am in the morning and lasting 12 hours, but what s not clear yet is the precise definition of emergency care which will continue on those days and planned treatments and appointments where there will be widespread postponements because of the walk outs. we really are sorry that there will be any disruption to services, but the government needs to talk to us to avoid this disruption. but what we do say is that services are already disrupted. every single day, people are waiting too long for surgery, they re waiting too long for ambulances. employers are still uncertain about the implications of the strikes. we know that emergency services will be protected and we know that cancer services will be protected, but when we don t have nurses in their roles, it has a knock on effect across the whole of a hospital or another service. they really are the lifeblood of hospital services, so
but what s not clear yet is the precise definition of emergency care which will continue on those days and planned treatments and appointments where there will be widespread postponements because of the walk outs. we really are sorry that there will be any disruption to services, but the government needs to talk to us to avoid this disruption. but what we do say is that services are already disrupted. every single day, people are waiting too long for surgery, they re waiting too long for ambulances. employers are still uncertain about the implications of the strikes. we know that emergency services will be protected and we know that cancer services will be protected, but when we don t have nurses in their roles, it has a knock on effect across the whole of a hospital or another service. they really are the lifeblood of hospital services, so when they re not there, it can get very difficult. fair pay! when do we want it? now! nurses in scotland have suspended strike plans after the scot
..with the royal college of nursing calling for 5% above inflation. what the unions are asking for, i think, is a 19% pay rise, and i think most people watching will recognise that that s obviously unaffordable. and that s why i m pleased that the health secretary is sitting down, talking to the union, and hopefully we can find a way through this. ballots at most but not all health organisations reached the required threshold to allow nurses to strike. the royal college of nursing has yet to spell out where there will be walk outs. the dates may have been set, with strikes beginning at 8am in the morning and lasting 12 hours, but what s not clear yet is the precise definition of emergency care which will continue on those days and planned treatments and appointments where there will be widespread postponements because of the walk outs. we really are sorry that there will be any disruption to services, but the government needs to talk to us to avoid this disruption. but what we do say i
down, talking to the union, and hopefully we can find a way through this. ballots at most but not all health organisations reached the required threshold to allow nurses to strike. the royal college of nursing has yet to spell out where there will be walk outs. the dates may have been set, with strikes beginning at 8am in the morning and lasting 12 hours, but what s not clear yet is the precise definition of emergency care which will continue on those days and planned treatments and appointments where there will be widespread postponements because of the walk outs. we really are sorry that there will be any disruption to services, but the government needs to talk to us to avoid this disruption. but what we do say is that services are already disrupted. every single day, people are waiting too long for surgery, they re waiting too long for ambulances. employers are still uncertain about the implications of the strikes. we know that emergency services will be protected and we know that c