hugh pym, reports. for many nurses, it is a call for action on boosting workforce numbers and better pat’- jodie, who s an rcn branch rep, voted for the strike. she said she had to give up her pension contributions. i couldn t afford to contribute to it any more at the moment, because it was a choice between either doing that or being in debt every month and getting to the bottom of two overd rafts. but ian, who s a nurse in cornwall, voted against strike action. i will not walk out. i will offer to work in any department to cover any loss of nurses in that area. i believe it s my duty as my registration as a nurse. the union s general secretary says urgent care will won t be affected, though walk outs will lead to postponements of planned treatment. if there are walk outs, wouldn t that make backlogs long waits for operations and treatment and so on even worse? well, those backlogs are there because of the vacancies in our profession. those patients are sitting on waiting lists
and steadily, so i m really optimistic with it we can do that. while optimistic with it we can do that. while the optimistic with it we can do that. while the launch of the wsl s new season has been impacted by postponements, it is hoped that fans new and old turn out for what should be a special weekend, albeit later than planned. jo currie, bbc news. let s return now to our coverage of the queen s death, and bring you up to date with the latest on what will be happening over the weekend. tomorrow evening, the queen s grandchildren, including the prince of wales and the duke of sussex, will take part in a vigil beside the queen s coffin in westminster hall. a one minute silence to reflect on the life and legacy of the queen will be held across the uk on sunday evening at eight o clock that is the night before the queen s funeral. on monday, the state funeral for the queen will take place at westminster abbey, with the service starting at eleven o clock. a two minute silence will
during the past four decades over the entire arctic circle. here in the uk, accident and emergency departments in england had one of their worst months injuly according to nhs figures. record numbers of patients waited more than 12 hours to be admitted. sponsor times for ambulances dealing with emergency cases were also much longer than the target time. our health editor hugh pym has this report. james is in training for the great north run. he s had his heart valve operation but only after going private. he felt he had to do that after repeated delays in the nhs system, including last minute postponements. get yourself prepped, you re starving yourself, you wake up the next morning, they shave your chest, get you all gowned up, get you on the bed, and then