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Royal College of Nursing said just over 43% took part in the ballot, below the 50% threshold to call for a strike action. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Nurses to call off strike action after low turnout

Nurses to vote on England-wide strikes after rejecting 5% pay rise

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Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff

Royal College of Nursing picket line as staff strike outside a hospital.

NHS staff to be offered 5% pay rise

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

World-renowned London children’s hospital has called for exemptions for emergency care ahead of nurses’ strike. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Great Ormond Street Hospital declares ‘incident’ amid nurses’ strike

Health Secretary ‘plans to pursue legal action’ over RCN strike

Members of the Royal College of Nursing union could strike until Christmas if no deal is reached with the government over pay. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Royal College of Nursing warns of more strikes

Royal College of Nurses members, campaigning for fair pay and conditions, pictured previously taking part in industrial action at Altnagelvin Hospital. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2250GS - 38

RCN rejects Government’s pay offer - new 48 hour strike to go ahead

A Royal College of Nursing picket line as staff strike outside a hospital.

RCN nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Unions for healthcare workers are backing a fresh proposal by the government but BMA is yet to hold talks to resolve the ongoing doctors dispute

Striking nurses hold signs at a picket line outside University College Hospital in London on January 19, 2023.

Government recommends 3.5% pay increase to nurses and other workers

Nurses braving freezing temperatures to form a picket line.

Biggest NHS walkout in history gets underway today

Ambulance strike dates 2023: Unite announce new strikes taking total to ten across England and Wales

Ambulance strike dates as Unite announce fresh action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, central London. Continued strike action plus winter pressures are jeopardising the ability of the NHS to break out of a "vicious cycle", a health leader has said. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

Strikes 2023: Nursing staff at 55 NHS trusts in England walk out

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Nurses and supporters gather outside University College Hospital before marching to Downing Street after a day of strike action on December 20 2022 in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nurses’ strike in February will be ‘twice as big’, union leaders warn

A group of fraudsters have been posing as ambulance staff and knocking on doors asking for financial support ahead of upcoming industrial action.

Fraudsters posing as ambulance staff seen asking for donations

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Nursing strikes to go ahead this week after pay talks fail

Nurses on strike at the Ulster Hospital during the last walkout two years ago

Nurses strike 2022: Dates confirmed for largest walkout in NHS history

Nurses vote to strike across UK in huge industrial action over pay

The uplift will mean the “average nurse” will receive an extra £1,000 per year (Photo: Getty Images)

NHS 3% pay rise could spark industrial action as staff say they aren’t ‘valued f...

A report by the Health and Social Care Committee called for immediate action to support exhausted staff who have worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic (Getty Images)

NHS and social care staff burnout reaches ‘emergency’ level

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

An estimated 75,000 nurses in the UK haven’t received a first Covid jab (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

An estimated 75,000 nurses in the UK haven’t received a first Covid jab

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

A 'meat tax' could be brought in to combat climate change - everything you need ...

One in 10 care homes were told to change resuscitation orders for patients (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why the NHS asked care homes not to resuscitate patients during the peak...

The NHS Confederation warned that certain departments will find they are only able to operate at about 60 percent of their normal activity levels. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Up to 10 million people could be on the NHS waiting list by Christmas

International Nurses Day is an annual event celebrated around the globe, which says thank you to the contribution that nursing staff make to the lives of people every year (Photo: Shutterstock)

Today marks 200 years since birth of Florence Nightingale - here’s how to get in...

A minute's silence will be held across the UK today (28 April) to commemorate the key workers who have lost their lives from Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s what you need to know about today’s minute’s silence for key workers

Dementia nurse specialist Yvonne Weldon with the dementia butterfly symbol

Luton&Dunstable consultant warns of dementia tsunami