Nurses at half of NHS organisations vote for strike
Nursing staff at around half of NHS organisations have voted in favour of strike action over pay and safety concerns, the Royal College of Nursing has said.
The union has confirmed its members will begin industrial action before Christmas this year, with action potentially running until May 2023.
Results confirmed the threshold for strike action had been met at 130 organisations – including trusts, integrated care systems and commissioning support units – across England.
Action will now take place in the trusts where the ballot has met the “relevant legal requirements,” the RCN has said, becoming the first union to announce the results of its ballot while others are expected to follow suit shortly.
It the first time the RCN has held a statutory ballot of its members on industrial actions across all four countries in the United Kingdom. It says it represents around 465,000 registered nurses.
It follows widespread unrest at the government’s Agenda for Change pay award announcement earlier this year.
The RCN is calling for a pay rise of five per cent above inflation, measured by the retail price index.
Pat Cullen, RCN’s general secretary and chief executive, said: “While we plan our strike action, next week’s Budget is the UK government’s opportunity to signal a new direction with serious investment…
“This action will be as much for patients as it is for nurses. Standards are falling too low and we have strong public backing for our campaign to raise them.”
NHS England has told systems to prepare for strike action by taking part in “multi-day” exercises to stress-test the service’s preparation ahead of winter.
Organisations in England where RCN members have voted for strike action
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East Midlands |
East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
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East Midlands |
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB (Joined Up Care Derbyshire) |
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East Midlands |
NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB |
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East Midlands |
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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East Midlands |
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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East Midlands |
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust |
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East Midlands |
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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East Midlands |
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust |
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East Midlands |
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust |
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Eastern |
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust |
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Eastern |
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust |
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Eastern |
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust |
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Eastern |
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB |
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Eastern |
NHS Mid and South Essex ICB |
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Eastern |
NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB |
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Eastern |
NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB |
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London |
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
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London |
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
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London |
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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London |
NHS North Central London ICB |
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London |
NHS South West London ICB |
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London |
NHS Resolution |
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North West |
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Found Trust |
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North West |
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Found Trust |
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North West |
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
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North West |
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Midlands and Lancashire CSU |
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North West |
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Found Trust |
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North West |
Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership |
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North West |
St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
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North West |
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust |
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North West |
Health Education England |
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North West |
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB |
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North West |
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB |
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North West |
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust |
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Northern |
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Northern |
North of England CSU (NECS) |
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South East |
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust |
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South East |
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
South East Coast Ambulance Service |
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South East |
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
NHS Kent and Medway ICB |
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South East |
NHS Surrey Heartlands ICB |
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South East |
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust |
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South East |
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
Solent NHS Trust |
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South East |
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust |
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South East |
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Devon Partnership NHS Trust |
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South West |
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Found Trust |
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South West |
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
North Bristol NHS Trust |
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South West |
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust |
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South West |
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) |
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South West |
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust |
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South West |
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust |
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South West |
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust |
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South West |
NHS Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB (BSW Together) |
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South West |
NHS Devon ICB (One Devon) |
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South West |
NHS Dorset ICB (Our Dorset) |
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South West |
NHS Gloucestershire ICB (One Gloucestershire) |
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West Midlands |
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
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West Midlands |
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust |
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West Midlands |
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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West Midlands |
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust |
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West Midlands |
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust |
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West Midlands |
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust |
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West Midlands |
Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust |
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West Midlands |
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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West Midlands |
Dudley Integrated Health and Care NHS Trust |
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West Midlands |
NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB (BSol ICB) |
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West Midlands |
NHS Black Country ICB |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
NHS England |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust |
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Yorkshire & The Humber |
NHS West Yorkshire ICB |
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