Nurse strikes could hit A&E and cancer services – with only critical care spared

NURSE strikes could hit A&E departments and cancer services as only chemotherapy, critical and intensive care and kidney dialysis will be spared.

Royal College of Nursing bosses today said only the most critical services will be protected from walkouts.

Parts of casualty departments, cancer scans, maternity wards and operating theatres could be hit by the strikes on December 15 and 20Getty RCN general secretary Pat Cullen explained the decision for nursing staff to take...