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It was the biggest ever industrial action to rock the health service, with picket lines on December 15 and 20 causing chaos for patients. More strikes are planned in the New Year.

Tens of thousands of nurses are to participate in the first national walkout of the NHS.

NHS nurses are striking today in a dispute with the government over pay and patient safety.

The strike over a bitter pay dispute is the biggest ever by nurses, involving around a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England, all trusts in Northern Ireland and nearly all in Wales.

Key questions answered as nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland stage first national strikes

Dame Ruth May, Britains most senior nurse, joined strikers at a London hospital, as she urged ministers seek an urgent resolution with the union orchestrating the action.

Britons had to sacrifice seeing loved ones over the holiday period in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic - but now face having to do the same due to union barons shutting down critical services.

Royal Mail staff, nurses, paramedics, rail workers and Border Force officials will all stage walkouts over jobs, pay and conditions this month as Brits prepare for mayhem over Christmas.

Up to 100,000 nursing staff will take part in their biggest ever strike next month in a long-running dispute over pay.

Here are all the areas affected in the UK as 100,000 nurses go on strike in December.