'We urgently need safety exemptions for our intensive care units and other areas of the hospital.'
Announcing the incident, Mat Shaw from GOSH said "these children have no voice in the debate and we must protect them"Great Ormond Street Hospital says it has "serious" staffing concerns over this weekend's nurses' strike.During the strike, set to take placeThe RCN said it was "agreeing mitigations on request" including "supporting Great Ormond Street".
"There is nothing more important than the safety of our patients and so we have no choice but to declare a business continuity incident."We urgently need safety exemptions for our intensive care units and other areas of the hospital." RCN general secretary Pat Cullen previously said the union was looking for a "significantly improved" offer "as soon as possible" in order to prevent strike action.
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