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Overworked and underpaid nurses in UK go on strike for first time
The nurses are arguing that they have suffered a decade of real-terms cuts and that low pay means staff shortages and unsafe care for patients.
December 15, 2022 21:02 IST
1 / 6In Britain, National Health Service nurses staged a strike on Thursday over a dispute with the government over pay. (Reuters)
2 / 6An estimated 100,000 nurses are striking at 76 hospitals and health centres, cancelling an estimated 70,000 appointments, procedures and surgeries in Britain's state-funded NHS. (Reuters)
3 / 6In the nursing union's 106-year history in Britain, the NHS nurses staged their first walkout on Thursday. (Reuters)
4 / 6The demands of the nurses include a 19% pay rise. (Reuters)
5 / 6The nurses are arguing that they have suffered a decade of real-terms cuts and that low pay means staff shortages and unsafe care for patients. (Reuters)
6 / 6The strike comes ahead of Christmas and when the country is already reeling under record high inflation. (Reuters)
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