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Secure psychiatric hospital officers to strike | |
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Officers at three high-security psychiatric hospitals have voted to strike in a dispute over pay. | |
Staff at Rampton in Nottinghamshire, Ashworth on Merseyside and Broadmoor in Berkshire, will walk out on 24 October. | Staff at Rampton in Nottinghamshire, Ashworth on Merseyside and Broadmoor in Berkshire, will walk out on 24 October. |
The row is linked to the wider action taken by NHS workers on Monday over the Department of Health's rejection of a pay review. | The row is linked to the wider action taken by NHS workers on Monday over the Department of Health's rejection of a pay review. |
The Prison Officers Association (POA) said the strike would follow the same four-hour format. | The Prison Officers Association (POA) said the strike would follow the same four-hour format. |
General secretary of the POA, Steve Gillan, described the action as "regrettable". | |
The POA said minimum cover arrangements would be put in place to make sure safety was maintained. | The POA said minimum cover arrangements would be put in place to make sure safety was maintained. |
The NHS Pay Review Body had recommended a 1% pay rise for all NHS staff, but the government has said the proposal would cost too much. | The NHS Pay Review Body had recommended a 1% pay rise for all NHS staff, but the government has said the proposal would cost too much. |
It wants to restrict the increase to those who do not also get an automatic incremental increase. | It wants to restrict the increase to those who do not also get an automatic incremental increase. |
The Department of Health has not yet commented on the latest move. | The Department of Health has not yet commented on the latest move. |
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