The RCN has confirmed the locations where nurses will go on strike on 15 and 20 December.
RCN members working for NHS employers in England will strike at half the locations where the legal mandate for strike action was secured earlier this month. The number of employers affected will increase in January unless formal negotiations with the UK government are held. There will be strike action throughout Northern Ireland and at all but one NHS employer in Wales.
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‘Ministers have declined my offer of formal pay negotiations and instead chosen strike action. We’ve been left with no choice but to announce where our members will be going on strike in December,’ said RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen.
‘We’re defending our profession and our patients. We’ve had enough of being taken for granted and being unable to provide the care patients deserve.’
According to the RCN, the strikes in December could just be the beginning of a longer period of action if formal negotiations either do not happen, or do not result in a satisfactory outcome.
‘Ministers still have the power and means to stop this by opening negotiations that address our serious concerns about patient safety and fair pay,’ added Ms Cullen.