Tens of hundreds of nurses will stage a 48-hour strike initially of subsequent month, their union has introduced, in a worsening dispute over pay and staffing.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) stated no companies will likely be exempt, which means the strike will contain for the primary time nursing workers working in emergency departments, intensive care models, most cancers care and different companies that beforehand didn’t participate.
The union has accused the federal government of refusing to have interaction in negotiations.
The strike will run constantly for 48 hours from 6am on 1 March.
A collection of two-day strikes held by the RCN in December, January and earlier this month solely ran for 12 hours every time solely throughout the day shift.
The RCN stated it was persevering with discussions with the NHS at nationwide stage as a part of its dedication to “life and limb” care, however will scale back companies to an “absolute minimum” and ask hospitals to depend on members of different unions and different medical professions as a substitute.
‘No space of the NHS unaffected’
RCN common secretary Pat Cullen stated: “It is with a heavy heart that I have today asked even more nursing staff to join this dispute.
“These strikes won’t simply run for longer and contain extra individuals however will depart no space of the NHS unaffected. Patients and nurses alike didn’t need this to occur.
“By refusing to negotiate with nurses, the prime minister is pushing even more people into the strike. He must listen to NHS leaders and not let this go ahead.
“I’ll do no matter I can to make sure affected person security is protected.
“At first, we asked thousands to keep working during the strikes but it is clear that is only prolonging the dispute.
“This motion should not be in useless – the prime minister owes them a solution.”
Source: information.sky.com”