Routine surgery is likely to be disrupted, but life-preserving and urgent care will still be provided.
Under trade union laws, the RCN has to ensure life-preserving care continues during the 12-hour strike.
The NHS has said it is "vital" people continue to come forward for emergency care during the strikes and anyone not contacted to reschedule an appointment should attend as planned.Lyndsay Thompson, nurse anaesthetist In England, the first round of strikes will go ahead in 51 of 219 hospitals, mental-health trusts and community services.
The RCN wants a larger rise, of 5% above the RPI inflation rate, which currently stands at 14%, saying its members have received years of below-inflation pay increases. The body, made up mainly of economists and human-resources professionals, had been asked to base that recommendation on a range of factors, including:Welsh ministers said they were unable to enter pay talks without extra funding from the UK government.
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