Royal College of Nursing

Up to 28,000 nurses in England will vote on whether to accept the government’s NHS pay offer (Photo: Getty Images)

Up to 280,000 RCN nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer

The government is planning to soften its hardline position towards striking NHS workers in a fresh bid to bring the long-running dispute to an end, reports suggest. Credit: Getty Images

Ministers ‘soften’ approach to NHS strikes in bid to end union dispute

Ambulance workers and nurses are both planning on striking on 6 February, with the NHS possibly facing its biggest walkout in history. (Credit: Getty Images)

NHS bosses warn of biggest walkout in history next month

RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen (second left) with members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on the picket line outside St Thomas’ Hospital in London. Credit: PA

Nurse strikes: RCN announces two more strike dates in February

Hundreds of striking nurses braved the cold this afternoon as they marched on Downing Street to “save the NHS”. Credit: Claudia Marquis / LondonWorld

Nurses march on Downing Street to demand funding for ‘unsafe’ NHS

Mick Lynch (left), general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) and assistant general secretary John Leach on their way to the Department for Transport in London for a meeting. Credit: PA

More strikes expected as unions slam government talks as an ‘insult’

The Royal College of Nursing could be willing to accept a pay rise of around 10% (Photo: Getty Images)

Nurses’ union could accept 10% pay rise - half its original demand

Nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike on 15 and 20 December. Credit: Getty Images

Nursing strike: which hospitals are affected by historic NHS walkout

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen. Credit: PA

Nurse union warns of more strikes if government doesn’t negotiate

Thousands of NHS nurses are striking to demand better pay (Photo: PA)

Tens of thousands of nurses strike in biggest walkout in NHS history

Chief nurses in the UK have warned patients are at risk during upcoming strike action and have called for more cancer services to be provided during walkouts

Health chiefs call for more cancer services during nurse strikes

The government is looking at ways to deal with the wave of strikes this winter. Credit: Getty Images / PA

Tougher anti-strike laws ‘being considered’ as UK faces mass walkouts

A report by the Health and Social Care Committee called for immediate action to support exhausted staff who have worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic (Getty Images)

NHS and social care staff burnout reaches ‘emergency’ level