will still be provided, but some non urgent appointments and operations will be postponed. here s our health correspondentjim reed. in its 106 year history, this is the first time that the nurses union has voted to strike on this scale. staff will still provide emergency and urgent care, but for the two days in december routing services from operations to some scans are likely to be disrupted across parts of the country. i to be disrupted across parts of the count . ., ., ., country. i have tried now for two weeks, multiple country. i have tried now for two weeks, multiple occasions, - country. i have tried now for two weeks, multiple occasions, to i country. i have tried now for two l weeks, multiple occasions, to get the government at westminster to listen to the voice of our members, but that has fallen on deaf ears, and as a result, they have chosen, they have chosen strike over listening to nursing staff. the startin: listening to nursing staff. the starting salary listening t
staff will take action on december 15th and 20th in a dispute over pay. the royal college of nursing says emergency care will still be provided, but some non urgent appointments and operations will be postponed. here s our health correspondentjim reed. in its io6 year history, this is the first time the nurses union has voted to strike on this scale. staff will still provide emergency and urgent care, but for the two days in december routine services from operations to some scans are likely to be disrupted across parts of the country. i have tried now for two weeks, multiple occasions, to get the government at westminster to listen to the voice of our members, but that has fallen on deaf ears, and, as a result, they have chosen, they have chosen strike over listening to nursing staff. the starting salary for a nurse in england is £27,000, with the average around 37,000, including the latest pay award. the royal college of nursing has called for a higher pay rise
smiled. that s it from me here in downing street more later in the hour. thank you very much indeed. ministers have been meeting today to decide whether to scrap mandatory covid vaccinations, for health workers in england. around 77,000 nhs staff still haven t had a jab, though not all of them will be in contact with patients. the government had said, that all front line workers would need to have a firstjab by this thursday, with a second by april when the mandatory requirement would take effect. unions have warned that the policy could lead to staff shortages at a time when services are under extreme pressure. here s our health correspondentjim reed. it has been a controversial policy. there have been warnings that thousands of nhs staff, only in england, could leave or be dismissed for refusing to be vaccinated. this morning, though, signs of a possible u turn. all health care professionals
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in lewis hamilton isjust like, see you next year, and we can t wait. thank you. regularsports you next year, and we can t wait. thank you. regular sports bulletin with all the rest of the sport coming up a little bit later on in the hour. right now, we will turn our attention to our other main story here, of course, the one that is really dominating at the moment. health officials say the first people in the uk have been hospitalised with the 0micron variant of coronavirus, with the country facing an predicted large wave of infections. ministers say as many people as can need to get their covid booster with bookings opening tomorrows to everyone aged between 30 and 39. it comes as health leaders warn that nhs staff are currently working at full stretch. here s our health correspondentjim reed. in southampton this morning, plenty of people were out queueing for covid vaccine number three. ministers and scientists say these boosterjabs are the most important defence against the 0micron v