The 12-hour strike, from 8am to 8pm marking the third time in three years nurses have been on strike over fair pay and staffing issues.
17. Pacemaker Press 20/12/22 Northern Ireland's nurses during a second day of strike action at the Mater in Belfast on Tuesday, in a dispute over pay and conditions. Last week, they joined colleagues in England and Wales in the first day of the planned two-day industrial action. Emergency care - such as at hospital emergency departments - will continue as, under trade union laws, life-preserving care must remain. Other services, including non-emergency care and minor injury units, will be affected. The 12-hour strike, from 08:00 to 20:00 GMT, marks the third time in three years nurses have been on strike over fair pay and staffing issues. The Royal College of Nurses (RCN), a union representing about 500,000 nurses across the UK, say its members should have a pay rise of 5% over RPI inflation, which amounts to a rise of 19%. Pic Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker
Northern Ireland's nurses during a second day of strike action at the Mater in Belfast on Tuesday, in a dispute over pay and conditions. Photo: pacemaker
18. Pacemaker Press 20/12/22 Northern Ireland's nurses during a second day of strike action at the RVH on Tuesday, in a dispute over pay and conditions. Last week, they joined colleagues in England and Wales in the first day of the planned two-day industrial action. Emergency care - such as at hospital emergency departments - will continue as, under trade union laws, life-preserving care must remain. Other services, including non-emergency care and minor injury units, will be affected. The 12-hour strike, from 08:00 to 20:00 GMT, marks the third time in three years nurses have been on strike over fair pay and staffing issues. The Royal College of Nurses (RCN), a union representing about 500,000 nurses across the UK, say its members should have a pay rise of 5% over RPI inflation, which amounts to a rise of 19%. Pic Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker
Northern Ireland's nurses during a second day of strike action at the RVH on Tuesday, in a dispute over pay and conditions. Photo: pacemaker
19. Press Eye Northern IrelandTuesday 20th December 2022Photo by Jonathan Porter / Press EyeNurses and NHS staff pictured at the Craigavon Area hospital, where they are taking part in the UK wide strike action.
Nurses and NHS staff pictured at the Craigavon Area hospital, where they are taking part in the UK wide strike action. Photo: presseye
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