One hundred and thirty NHS organisations could see their nurses strike before Christmas, after a ballot by the Royal College of Nursing delivered a mandate for industrial action over pay. UNISON and Unite are also balloting. Between them, the three unions cover a million NHS workers.
Meanwhile, there are reports that the government could delay the latest plans for social care reform in next week’s autumn statement, which is likely to include significant public sector cuts. On the NHS IT front, a GDE ‘fast follower’ trust signed off on HIMSS EMRAM Level 5, and an Altera Digital Health site deployed to ED and e-prescribing.
