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Nov 2022
No strikes will take place at Harrogate District Hospital next month when nurses stage a national walkout.
The Royal College of Nursing will carry out industrial action at hospitals across the UK over a dispute over pay with the government on December 15 and 20.
Locally, staff will strike at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Leeds Community Healthcare Trust. However, no action will be taken at Harrogate in this round of strikes.
Members of the union will walkout at half of the locations in England where the legal mandate for strikes was secured in November.
However, the RCN has warned that more staff could take industrial action in January if negotiations with government are not held.
A spokesperson for the union told the Stray Ferret last week that the dates in December were the first phase of strikes and more could be carried out if an agreement is not reached.
They said:
A list of health trusts affected by strikes is available here.
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