Next nurses’ strike to include A&E and intensive care units in major escalation

Royal College of Nursing says services in England will be reduced to “absolute minimum” after government fails to negotiate

Tens of thousands of nurses will walk out of cancer wards, A&E departments and intensive care units in England for 48 hours next month in a major escalation of industrial action.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the strike action will affect more than 120 NHS trusts across the country – far more than previous stoppages – amid an increasingly bitter row with the government over pay and staffing levels.