Hundreds of thousands of nurses vote to go on strike for the first time
Hundreds of thousands of nurses vote to go on strike for the first time
Protesters hold RCN signs demanding higher pay for nurses (Picture: Getty)
Nurses have voted to go on strike across the UK for the first time since their union was founded 106 years ago.
More than 300,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing were balloted over whether they supported strike action in response to a below-inflation pay deal.
In the majority of NHS employers this will now take…