Nurses strike: patients are given advice on attending appointments at Queen Alexandra Hospital over next two days

PATIENTS with appointments at Queen Alexandra Hospital over the next two days are being advised to attend as normal unless they are contacted.

By Chris Broom

Published 5th Feb 2023, 19:14 BST

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Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are set to walk out on Monday, with nurses due to strike again on Tuesday and ambulance crews and call handlers returning to the picket lines on Friday.

In a message on social media, Portsmouth University Hospitals NHST said: ‘Strike action is taking place at the QA site in Cosham tomorrow and Tuesday.

‘If you have an appointment planned for 6 or 7 February 2023 we will contact you if you are affected. If you do not hear from us please attend your appointment as planned.’

Nurses striking outside Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portmsouth, on January 18, 2023
Photos by Alex Shute — Nurses striking outside Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portmsouth, on January 18, 2023 Photos by Alex Shute

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen said Monday ‘will be the biggest day of industrial action in the 75-year history of the NHS.’

The government has so far refused to enter talks with the unions.

Patients Tens of thousands England Royal College of Nursing NHS

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