Nurses fail to vote in sufficient numbers for fresh strikes in England

Less than 50% of RCN members voted in ballot, falling short of proportion required for result to stand

Nurses in England have failed to vote in sufficient numbers for further strike action after the nursing union leader raised concerns that they were deterred by mandatory postal voting.

The Royal College of Nursing had sought a fresh mandate for industrial action over pay until Christmas through a ballot of more than 300,000 nursing staff across England, which closed on 23 June.