Services to be affected as nurses begin 12-hour walkout
This is the second time in three years nurses have taken to the picket line to appeal for safe staffing and fair paythe largest action of its kind in NHS history.
Under trade union laws, the Royal College of Nursing has to ensure life-preserving care remains during the strike.Outpatient appointments and community nursing have been postponed. There will also be fewer nurses available on non-urgent wards.Trusts have said services including non-emergency care will be affected
The nurses' strike comes three days after health sector workers from three of Northern Ireland's biggest unionsThe Royal College of Nursing said the union is calling for a pay rise of 19.2% but ministers say this is unaffordable.between Health Secretary Steve Barclay and Pat Cullen, the head of the RCN.
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