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Feb 2023
Last Updated: 16/02/2023
Harrogate hospital nurses to strike again next month
Fen 6 2023
Nurses at Harrogate District Hospital will stage another 48-hour walk-out next month.
The Royal College of Nursing has announced further nationwide industrial action in a dispute over pay and conditions.
The strike, which will include nurses at 128 NHS hospitals, will take place from Wednesday, March 1.
Speaking following the announcement, Pat Cullen, chief executive at the RCN, said:
"It is with a heavy heart that I have today asked even more nursing staff to join this dispute.
“These strikes will not just run for longer and involve more people but will leave no area of the NHS unaffected. Patients and nurses alike did not want this to happen.
“By refusing to negotiate with nurses, the Prime Minister is pushing even more people into the strike. He must listen to NHS leaders and not let this go ahead.
“I will do whatever I can to ensure patient safety is protected. At first, we asked thousands to keep working during the strikes but it's clear that is only prolonging the dispute. This action must not be in vain – the Prime Minister owes them an answer.”
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The move comes as nurses in Harrogate have staged two walkouts since January.
Staff staged the industrial action outside the hospital on Lancaster Park Road.
Meanwhile, on February 6, nurses walked out alongside ambulance workers from Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
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