NHS threatens legal action to block second day of nurses’ strike

NHS threatens legal action to block second day of nurses’ strike The NHS has launched a legal challenge that could end in the high court to block the second day of an upcoming strike by tens of thousands of nurses.

Officials at NHS Employers wrote to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on Wednesday saying the union’s plans for a two-day strike were unlawful. The Guardian

See also:

• Strike action in England: RCN strongly resists NHS legal threat Royal College of Nursing
• Patient safety at risk without exemption of key mental health services from next wave of nursing strikes NHS Confederation
• NHS threatens legal action to BLOCK second day of May Day nurses' strike The Daily Mail
• Nurses told their next strike is illegal The Daily Telegraph
• NHS threatens legal action to block second day of nurses’ strike Evening Standard
• NHS mental health leaders call for nurses’ strike staff exemption The Guardian
• NHS tells nurses that planned strike is illegal The Independent
• RCN says it will ‘forcefully resist’ any attempt to derail strike action Nursing Notes