Nurses could strike until Christmas if they cannot reach a deal with the UK government, a union leader has warned.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Friday that its members in the National Health Service (NHS) in England are set to strike again for 48 hours over the May bank holiday.
The announcement came as around 47,000 junior doctors finished their 96-hour strike in a separate dispute over pay at 7 a.m. on Saturday.
When asked if the union will stop strike action, RCN leader Pat Cullen told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg On Sunday programme: “No, our nurses will absolutely not do that. We have strike action for the end of this month and the beginning of May….