Health service braces itself for some of its toughest days, with nurses and paramedics set to walk out over 48 hours this week - and more severe strikes being planned
Emergency medics face an “intolerable strain” this week as strikes by nurses and paramedics over the next 48 hours leaveRoyal College of Nursing members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland walk out on Tuesday for a second time this month as the union threatens to ramp up strike action.
Some patients fit enough to be discharged also face spending Christmas in a hospital ward due to the knock-on effects of multiple walkouts across most of the UK, doctors have suggested. “We continue to take great pride in the work our teams are doing. We are not currently providing the standards of care we hope to deliver; but at all times patient safety and care is at our core.”
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