NI Nurses start 12-hour strike over pay and staffing levels - more than 2000 procedures cancelled
More than 9000 nurses today start a 12-hour strike over pay and staffing levels.
By Gemma Murray
Wednesday, 8th January 2020, 8:34 am
This is a second wave of protests over pay and staffing levels.
More than 2,000 appointments and procedures have been cancelled, including a number of elective caesarean operations.
Information can be found on the health trusts' websites.
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The Health and Social Care Board said it expects "significant disruption".
Some schools for children with special needs will be closed as they cannot provide medical cover.