The RCN director in Wales says 'bigger and better commitments' from the Welsh government are needed.
By Jenny ReesNurses across nearly all parts of Wales will strike for 12 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday in an ongoing dispute over pay.Aneurin Bevan health board, in south east Wales, is the only one not to be affected.
"There is a danger of salami slicing - you chop a little bit off and a little bit off - and you end up with an institution that nobody is proud of," he said.The strike is due to take place between 07:00 and 19:00 BST on both days, though there are exemptions where certain units will be staffed.
The RCN in Wales has more than 17,000 members but it is not clear how many will withdraw labour during the strike. "It keeps people retained, it makes them want to come into the profession. But alongside that we're also looking for better and bigger commitments about terms and conditions, recruitment and retention, things that will keep nurses working not just today or tomorrow, but for the next five, 10, 15 years.
The union went on strike twice in December last year, but suspended further action in February while talks with the Welsh government continued. "We are working with the NHS, unions and partners to ensure life-saving and life-maintaining care is provided during the industrial action, patient safety is maintained and disruption is minimised.
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