Healthcare strikes across the United Kingdom are escalating as nurses and ambulance staff join the picket lines over pay disputes with the government, leading the health minister to ask the public to scale back activities to avoid getting hurt and winding up in the hospital.
Roughly 10,000 National Health Service nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland are taking part in the second strike in less than a week on Tuesday in protest over their scheduled pay increases next year as unions argue that the pay hike does not account for inflation and the rise in the cost of living.Another 10,000 ambulance staffers in England and Wales are striking on Wednesday over pay disagreements, prompting health officials to advise people of extensive disruptions.
"If there is activity that people are undertaking tomorrow, whether it's, for example, contact sport, they may want to review that," Quince told BBC Breakfast. Healthcare unions have called for larger pay increases than they have been offered for next year, suggesting the pay hike will worsen staffing shortages, affecting patient safety.
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