Nurses' strike: How A&E and other NHS services will be impacted - and which hospitals are affected
NHS nurses are striking today in a dispute with the government over pay and patient safety.
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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.
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Dame Ruth May, Britain's 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.