Protests over pay continue with nurses picketing today, and paramedics set to walk out on Wednesday.
In England and Wales, most NHS staff have already received a pay rise of roughly £1,400 this year - worth about 4%, on average, for nurses.
"But if this government isn't prepared to do the right thing, we'll have no choice but to continue in January and that will be deeply regrettable," she warned. "The RCN's demands are unaffordable during these challenging times and would take money away from frontline services while they are still recovering from the impact of the pandemic," he said.
Around 1,200 members of the military are being drafted in to cover the striking ambulance workers in a move unions call a "desperate measure". It is expected they will be handling less serious calls. Stephen Segasby, from the service, said: "Ambulances will still be able to respond during the strike, but this will only be where there is an immediate risk to life.
The main union representing Border Force staff is set to walk out for eight days between 23 and 31 December.
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