Thousands of health workers will take to picket lines across Northern Ireland on Thursday to protest against the backdrop of an 'unprecedented' cost-of-living crisis.
Thousands of health workers will take to picket lines across Northern Ireland on Thursday to protest against the backdrop of an "unprecedented" cost-of-living crisis.
It comes as Northern Ireland’s health service has faced sustained pressure in recent months, with people being advised on several occasions of long waits at emergency departments due to capacity issues. “NIPSA along with our sister trade unions in health continue to stress that the current industrial action is forced upon members and the inaction by politicians and government only serves to do further disservice to both the health service and the most vulnerable citizens in our society who rely on this.
Unite’s lead regional officer for health in Northern Ireland, Kevin McAdam, said: “Nobody should be in any doubt regarding our members’ determination to defend their living standards amidst an unprecedented cost of living crisis. A NIAS spokesperson said: "The impact of the action will be felt most on those patients calling NIAS whose need is less clinically urgent. We anticipate that there will be lengthy delays in responding to these categories of calls.
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