shows no sign of ending.with a warning about the effects the walkouts will have on people’s health. Royal College of Nursing members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will walk out for a second time on Tuesday, while ambulance workers will strike on Wednesday in England and Wales.
He said: “I’m really disappointed to see that the unions are calling these strikes, particularly at Christmas, particularly when it has such an impact on people’s day-to-day lives with the disruption it causes and the impact on their health. Saffron Cordery, interim chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents trusts, urged the Government and unions to come to an agreement on pay as she warned of the impact on patients., so I think they would urge the Government and the unions to get round the table and discuss pay”. The RCN warned that the union did not want protracted strikes but its mandate covered the next six months.
Government should walk out, and never return