Healthcare workers from UniteunionNI, UNISONNI and nipsa have begun a one-day strike over pay and conditions 🏥 Strikes
Nipsa said that the NHS mileage cap, the number of miles that can be reimbursed for visits to service users, had been set for the rest of the UK and was not "fit for purpose in Northern Ireland".Nipsa also hit out at unfilled posts. In some front-line social work teams 42% of posts are unfilled, leaving staff with "unsustainable caseloads".
Staff, who have just brought us through a global pandemic, are feeling weary, disheartened even exasperated. That mood is fuelled by an absence of local government and a feeling that no one actually cares or even wants to engage.Thursday's strike is for 24 hours as opposed to 12 which will have place more strain on patients and management.They also have to keep members' morale up and the public on board.While strike action to date has hit a nerve - they know future action will have to cause a lot more pain.
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