It's the second time nursing staff have staged industrial action in less than a week in protest over their pay.
Nurses in Northern Ireland will go on a 12-hour strike for a second time in a week on Tuesday
Northern Ireland's nurses will go to the picket line later for the second day of the largest ever NHS strike.in the first day of the planned two-day industrial action. Emergency care - such as at hospital emergency departments - will continue as, under trade union laws, life-preserving care must remain.The 12-hour strike, from 08:00 to 20:00 GMT, will mark the third time in three years nurses have been on strike over fair pay and staffing issues.
The Royal College of Nurses , a union representing about 500,000 nurses across the UK, say its members should have a pay rise of 5% over RPI inflation, which amounts to a rise of 19%. Despite talks with unions, the government has said this is unaffordable and has made no offer close to this amount.The union said it will set the government a 48-hour deadline after strike action ends to discuss pay.
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