South Yorkshire nurses to go on strike next month
Members of the Royal College of Nursing will take part in industrial action over two dates in January
Nurses across Sheffield and Barnsley will go on strike next month in a dispute over pay.
The Royal College of Nursing's announced fresh walkouts on the 18th and 19th of January and says further dates will be confirmed in the New Year.
Members of the RCN at hospitals across much of England will take part in the fresh action - including staff at:
- Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
It follows industrial action at hospitals across England for two days earlier this month (December) in a dispute over pay and conditions.
Locally, RCN members across Sheffield and Barnsley did not take part.
Commenting on January's planned walk out, RCN general secretary and chief executive Pat Cullen said:
“The government had the opportunity to end this dispute before Christmas but instead they have chosen to push nursing staff out into the cold again in January.
“I do not wish to prolong this dispute, but the prime minister has left us with no choice.”