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| NHS strike dates for nurses, ambulance staff and junior doctors | NHS strike dates for nurses, ambulance staff and junior doctors |
| (about 16 hours later) | |
| NHS workers including junior doctors and ambulance staff are taking part in strikes. | |
| What pay do they want and what does it mean for patients. | |
| When are NHS staff striking? | When are NHS staff striking? |
| Nurses | |
| The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called off a strike after the government agreed to enter pay talks. | |
| The action had been due to last 48 hours from 06:00 GMT on Wednesday 1 March. Members at half the hospitals, mental health and community services in England were expected to take part. | |
| In Scotland, the RCN and GMB unions postponed strike action for talks about a pay offer. | |
| Junior doctors | Junior doctors |
| Members of the British Medical Association in England are expected to strike for 72 hours, possibly as early as mid-March. | Members of the British Medical Association in England are expected to strike for 72 hours, possibly as early as mid-March. |
| Ambulance staff | Ambulance staff |
| Members of three unions - Unite, the GMB and Unison - have backed industrial action. | Members of three unions - Unite, the GMB and Unison - have backed industrial action. |
| Unite members in England and Wales are striking on 22 February. | |
| In England, Unite and GMB members are also taking part in strikes on 6 and 20 March. Unite members in Wales are striking on the same days. | |
| In Northern Ireland, Unite members will strike on 16 March. | |
| What do strikes mean for patients? | What do strikes mean for patients? |
| Nurses | |
| If nurses take part in further strikes, life-preserving treatment must be provided. | |
| However, before the 1 March strike was called off, NHS services were asked to use non-RCN nurses, or other health professionals instead. Only once those avenues were exhausted would the RCN agree to provide cover. | |
| Pre-booked treatments such as hernia repair, hip replacements and outpatient clinics were expected to be severely affected. | |
| Ambulance staff | Ambulance staff |
| The advice remains to call 999 in an emergency. | The advice remains to call 999 in an emergency. |
| The most life-threatening situations - such as cardiac arrest - will be sent an ambulance | The most life-threatening situations - such as cardiac arrest - will be sent an ambulance |
| Serious conditions not obviously life-threatening might not be immediately attended | Serious conditions not obviously life-threatening might not be immediately attended |
| Less urgent calls - such as women in late-stage labour - will not be prioritised | Less urgent calls - such as women in late-stage labour - will not be prioritised |
| Those who fall, or suffer other non-life-threatening injuries, are unlikely to receive 999 care. | Those who fall, or suffer other non-life-threatening injuries, are unlikely to receive 999 care. |
| What calls will ambulances answer on strike day? | What calls will ambulances answer on strike day? |
| What pay rises do NHS workers want? | What pay rises do NHS workers want? |
| For nurses, the RCN wants a pay rise of 5% above inflation - although it said it may meet the government "halfway". | |
| Junior doctors in England want a pay rise to make up for what they describe as a 26% drop in earnings once inflation is taken account since 2008. | |
| Ambulance workers and physiotherapists also want above-inflation pay rises, but unions have not named a figure. | Ambulance workers and physiotherapists also want above-inflation pay rises, but unions have not named a figure. |
| The government says the demands are unaffordable. It says pay rises are decided by independent pay review bodies. | The government says the demands are unaffordable. It says pay rises are decided by independent pay review bodies. |
| NHS staff in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have already received an average increase of 4.75%. The lowest paid were guaranteed a rise of at least £1,400 | NHS staff in England, Northern Ireland and Wales have already received an average increase of 4.75%. The lowest paid were guaranteed a rise of at least £1,400 |
| In Wales an extra 3% has since been offered on top - although some unions have rejected this | In Wales an extra 3% has since been offered on top - although some unions have rejected this |
| In Scotland, a pay offer averaging 7.5% has been accepted by some unions | In Scotland, a pay offer averaging 7.5% has been accepted by some unions |
| Fourteen health unions, representing more than a million NHS workers in England, said they would no longer work with the NHS Pay Review Body on 2023-24 pay. | Fourteen health unions, representing more than a million NHS workers in England, said they would no longer work with the NHS Pay Review Body on 2023-24 pay. |
| Are pay review bodies completely independent? | Are pay review bodies completely independent? |
| What's the gap between public and private sector pay? | What's the gap between public and private sector pay? |
| How much are NHS workers paid? | How much are NHS workers paid? |
| Junior doctors | Junior doctors |
| The starting salary for a junior doctor in England is £29,000. After finishing their second year of training they earn more than £40,000 on average. | |
| Doctors at this level earned about £14,000 in extra payments - for things like unsociable hours - in the year to September 2022, according to NHS Digital. | |
| By the end of their training, which can last 15 years for some, basic pay is more than £53,000. | By the end of their training, which can last 15 years for some, basic pay is more than £53,000. |
| Ambulance workers | Ambulance workers |
| Ambulance workers include paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers. | |
| Paramedics in England typically enter the pay scale at band 5, earning about £27,000. After two years they can expect to earn about £34,000. | |
| The average salary for ambulance staff is £33,779. In the year to September 2022 they earned nearly £13,000 in extra payments. | |
| Workers classed as support staff - such as ambulance technicians and non-emergency ambulance drivers - receive £21,947 on average. In the year to September 2022, they earned extra payments totalling £7,600. | |
| Nurses | Nurses |
| The starting salary for a nurse is England is just over £27,000 a year. | The starting salary for a nurse is England is just over £27,000 a year. |
| A nurse with four years' experience could expect to earn close to £33,000. On average nurses took home £4,200 in extra payments in the year to September 2022. | |
| The most senior nurse consultants can earn up to nearly £55,000. | The most senior nurse consultants can earn up to nearly £55,000. |
| Does the average nurse earn £34,000 a year? | Does the average nurse earn £34,000 a year? |
| Physios | Physios |
| Starting salaries for physios are just above £27,000 in England. | Starting salaries for physios are just above £27,000 in England. |
| The most experienced can earn more than twice that in the NHS. Many combine NHS and private work. | The most experienced can earn more than twice that in the NHS. Many combine NHS and private work. |
| In the year to September 2022, physios received nearly £3,000 in extra payments. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| UK ambulance services | UK ambulance services |
| NHS crisis | NHS crisis |
| Nursing | Nursing |
| NHS | NHS |
| Royal College of Nursing | Royal College of Nursing |
| Strike action | Strike action |