Nurses will strike once more within the New Yr, with chaos deliberate on back-to-back days.
The Royal Faculty of Nursing (RCN) will stage extra walk-outs on January 18 and 19. Additional dates shall be confirmed subsequent month.
Nearly 30,000 operations and appointments have been cancelled due to its strikes on December 15 and 20, which have been the most important in NHS historical past.
Hanging nurses at Leeds Common Hospital mocked Well being Secretary Steve Barclay with a jokey rendition of Santa Clause Is Coming To City whereas on the picket line on December 20
Royal Faculty of Nursing (RCN) Common Secretary Pat Cullen, centre, joined members of the RCN on the picket line exterior the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle on December 20
In the meantime, ambulance staff have additionally confirmed plans to stage greater walk-outs in January.
Unions plotting walk-outs need inflation-busting pay rises, with the RCN demanding 19 per cent. Its boss has, nevertheless, hinted that it might compromise if ministers have been keen to barter.
However the Authorities has refused to stump up any further money, sticking to its authentic supply of round 4 per cent.
Well being Secretary Steve Barclay is contemplating fast-tracking subsequent yr’s NHS pay rise in a bid to resolve the dispute. He has already hinted that workers can ‘look ahead’ to subsequent yr’s evaluate.
RCN chief govt Pat Cullen mentioned: ‘The Authorities had the chance to finish this dispute earlier than Christmas however as a substitute they’ve chosen to push nursing workers out into the chilly once more in January.
‘I don’t want to lengthen this dispute, however the Prime Minister has left us with no alternative.’
Ms Cullen, who joined picket strains final week, added: ‘The general public assist has been heart-warming.
‘And I’m extra satisfied than ever that that is the correct factor to do for sufferers and the way forward for the NHS.
‘The voice of nursing is not going to be ignored. Workers shortages and low pay make affected person care unsafe – the earlier ministers come to the negotiating desk, the earlier this may be resolved. I can’t dig in, in the event that they don’t dig in.’
Dozens of hospitals took half in final week’s strikes, which noticed a financial institution holiday-style service ran in lots of wards throughout England, Wales and Northern Eire.
Most cancers sufferers have been amongst these denied care within the RCN’s first nationwide strike in its 106-year historical past.
Some providers, together with chemotherapy and dialysis, have been exempt.
January’s strikes are solely deliberate for England for the time being — however the union hinted that motion is looming for the remainder of the UK.
Members of the RCN on the picket line exterior St Thomas’ Hospital on December 20
Some 4,560 inpatient procedures have been rescheduled due to the RCN motion over the 2 days. This contains routine procedures like hip and knee replacements, which require an in a single day keep in hospital. One other 25,000 outpatient appointments have been postponed throughout England due to the walk-outs final Thursday and yesterday. This normally contains appointments, X-rays and minor procedures. A lot of the chaos was triggered at Nottingham College Hospitals (2,413), adopted by Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals (2,313). Map reveals whole for each inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled
Some 9,999 workers have been absent from work because of the walk-outs on December 15. One other 11,509 have been recorded for December 20. Most disruption was logged within the South West, with 4,748 workers participating over the 2 days
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| NHS TRUST | INPATIENT (DEC 20) | OUTPATIENT (DEC 20) | INPATIENT (DEC 15) | OUTPATIENT (DEC 15) | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge College Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 121 | 1038 | 134 | 1116 | 2409 |
| Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 6 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Nice Ormond Avenue Hospital For Kids NHS Basis Belief | 29 | 307 | 41 | 243 | 620 |
| Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief | 140 | 860 | 136 | 812 | 1948 |
| Imperial Faculty Healthcare NHS Belief | 91 | 1100 | 0 | 0 | 1191 |
| The Royal Marsden NHS Basis Belief | 11 | 159 | 12 | 160 | 342 |
| Birmingham Ladies’s and Kids’s NHS Basis Belief | 28 | 110 | 36 | 450 | 624 |
| Kettering Common Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 47 | 960 | 62 | 957 | 2026 |
| Nottingham College Hospitals NHS Belief | 149 | 1115 | 201 | 1298 | 2763 |
| The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| College Hospitals Birmingham NHS Basis Belief | 195 | 670 | 250 | 534 | 1649 |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Belief | 178 | 845 | 147 | 966 | 2136 |
| Bradford Educating Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 36 | 308 | 33 | 389 | 766 |
| Gateshead Well being NHS Basis Belief | 0 | 125 | 18 | 135 | 278 |
| Leeds Educating Hospitals NHS Belief | 70 | 445 | 120 | 710 | 1345 |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Basis Belief | 61 | 78 | 88 | 84 | 311 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 179 | 987 | 178 | 1326 | 2670 |
| Alder Hey Kids’s NHS Basis Belief | 0 | 0 | 34 | 377 | 411 |
| Liverpool Coronary heart and Chest Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 16 | 70 | 33 | 33 | 152 |
| Liverpool College Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 74 | 496 | 162 | 1205 | 1937 |
| Liverpool Ladies’s NHS Basis Belief | 3 | 65 | 11 | 69 | 148 |
| The Clatterbridge Most cancers Centre NHS Basis Belief | 0 | 70 | 0 | 64 | 134 |
| The Walton Centre NHS Basis Belief | 14 | 146 | 19 | 172 | 351 |
| Oxford College Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 137 | 354 | 93 | 677 | 1261 |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Basis Belief | 87 | 82 | 51 | 106 | 326 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 73 | 20 | 83 | 50 | 226 |
| Nice Western Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 20 | 1 | 24 | 29 | 74 |
| North Bristol NHS Belief | 35 | 121 | 63 | 67 | 286 |
| Royal Devon College Healthcare NHS Basis Belief | 186 | 727 | 271 | 845 | 2029 |
| Royal United Hospitals Bathtub NHS Basis Belief | 34 | 95 | 34 | 110 | 273 |
| Torbay and South Devon NHS Basis Belief | 20 | 50 | 23 | 87 | 180 |
| College Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Basis Belief | 37 | 101 | 52 | 102 | 292 |
| College Hospitals Plymouth NHS Belief | 38 | 109 | 43 | 154 | 344 |
| NHS ORGANISATION | Dec-20 | Dec-15 |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge College Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 440 | 432 |
| Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Basis Belief | 112 | 132 |
| Cambridgeshire Neighborhood Providers NHS Belief | 91 | 127 |
| Hertfordshire And West Essex ICB | 8 | 9 |
| Hertfordshire Neighborhood NHS Belief | 91 | 100 |
| Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 60 | No knowledge submitted |
| Nice Ormond Avenue Hospital For Kids NHS Basis Belief | 281 | 249 |
| Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief | 749 | No knowledge submitted |
| Imperial Faculty Healthcare NHS Belief | 407 | 425 |
| NHS North Central London ICB | 14 | 14 |
| Royal Marsden NHS Basis Belief | 168 | 203 |
| Birmingham Ladies’s and Kids’s NHS Basis Belief | 122 | 107 |
| Herefordshire and Worcestershire Well being and Care NHS Belief | 133 | 157 |
| Kettering Common Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 121 | 116 |
| NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB (BSol ICB) | No knowledge submitted | No knowledge submitted |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Basis Belief | 171 | 160 |
| Nottingham And Nottinghamshire ICB | 3 | 8 |
| Nottingham College Hospitals NHS Belief | 558 | 530 |
| Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Basis Belief | 346 | 401 |
| The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 53 | No knowledge submitted |
| College Hospitals Birmingham NHS Basis Belief | 545 | 544 |
| Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Belief | 250 | No knowledge submitted |
| Bradford Educating Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 168 | 224 |
| Gateshead Well being NHS Basis Belief | 117 | 99 |
| Leeds Neighborhood Healthcare NHS Belief | 128 | 142 |
| Leeds Educating Hospitals NHS Belief | 350 | 329 |
| Northumbria Healthcare NHS Basis Belief | 389 | 331 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 702 | 589 |
| Alder Hey Kids’s NHS Basis Belief | 138 | 111 |
| Liverpool Coronary heart and Chest Hospital NHS Basis Belief | 119 | 89 |
| Liverpool College Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 575 | 403 |
| Liverpool Ladies’s NHS Basis Belief | 45 | 37 |
| Mersey Care NHS Basis Belief | 675 | 644 |
| The Clatterbridge Most cancers Centre NHS Basis Belief | 136 | No knowledge submitted |
| The Walton Centre NHS Basis Belief | 109 | 93 |
| Oxford Well being NHS Basis Belief | 212 | 228 |
| Oxford College Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 375 | 419 |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Basis Belief | 172 | 175 |
| Bathtub And North East Somerset, Swindon And Wiltshire ICB | 7 | 9 |
| Devon Partnership NHS Belief | 90 | 93 |
| Gloucestershire Well being and Care NHS Basis Belief | 133 | 151 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 271 | 256 |
| Nice Western Hospitals NHS Basis Belief | 125 | 129 |
| NHS Devon ICB (One Devon) | No knowledge submitted | No knowledge submitted |
| NHS Gloucestershire ICB (One Gloucestershire) | No knowledge submitted | No knowledge submitted |
| North Bristol NHS Belief | 254 | 261 |
| Royal Devon College Healthcare NHS Basis Belief | 465 | 479 |
| Royal United Hospitals Bathtub NHS Basis Belief | 143 | 103 |
| Torbay and South Devon NHS Basis Belief | 85 | 68 |
| College Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Basis Belief | 563 | 587 |
| College Hospitals Plymouth NHS Belief | 240 | 236 |
What’s the reality in regards to the nursing disaster?
NHS nurses: A workforce the place ladies outnumber males by a big margin and a big quantity are approaching retirement or searching for a greater work-life steadiness. Pay is the central difficulty on the coronary heart of the strikes, with the common nurse earing £37,000. This estimate contains each new graduates, who begin on £27,055, and really senior nurses who earn extra
