Nurses will step up strikes unless pay offer improved, NHS official warns

NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continues

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Nurses will start striking for longer, at more places and will disrupt more NHS services from next month unless the government increases its pay offer, hospital bosses have said.

Tens of thousands of outpatient appointments and non-urgent operations were cancelled on Thursday as nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland went on strike over pay.

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​NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continuesNurses’ strike – live news and reactionUK politics live – latest news updatesNurses will start striking for longer, at more places and will disrupt more NHS services from next month unless the government increases its pay offer, hospital bosses have said.Tens of thousands of outpatient appointments and non-urgent operations were cancelled on Thursday as nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland went on strike over pay. Continue reading…