NHS workers in England on strike

UNISON members working in the NHS in England will stage a four-hour stoppage between 7am and 11am on Monday 13 October for the first in 32 years.

This will be followed by four days of action short of strike action between Tuesday 14 and Friday 17 October when members will ensure they take their breaks.

A strong 68% voted yes to industrial action and 88% to action short of strike action.

UNISON members including nurses, paramedics, therapists, cooks, cleaners, healthcare assistants and admin staff will be joining picket lines outside hospitals from 7am.

Dave Prentis, UNISON General Secretary said:

“Our NHS members don’t take action often or lightly. For many, it will be the first time they walk out as the last action over pay was 32 years ago.

“But what NHS workers also don’t do is walkout on patients. Safety is paramount and we have been working with employers to ensure urgent patient care is not compromised. Patient safety is paramount and life and limb cover will be provided.

“I reiterate my offer to Jeremy Hunt to reconsider his pay policy and negotiate with trade unions to avoid more industrial action as we get closer to the Winter pressures.”

Picket lines will be placed on workplaces from 7am.

UNISON is the biggest health union in the UK, representing 300,000 health workers in England.

List of UNISON picket lines in England:

Greater London

LAS HQ (Garage at the back), 220 Waterloo Road, SE1

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis will be available for a photocall at 0730.

St Thomas’ Hospital, near Westminster Bridge

St Pancras Hospital, 4 St Pancras Way, NW1

St Mary’s Hospital, Praed Street, Paddington, W2

Queens Hospital Romford

Barnet General Hospital

Royal London Hospital,

Princess Royal Hospital, Bromley

Croydon University Hospital

Ealing Hospital

Great Ormond Street Hospital

Royal Free Hospital

Hillingdon Hospital

Charing Cross Hospital

Kings College Hospital

Kingston Hospital

Lewisham Hospital

Newham University Hospital

North Middlesex Hospital

St Ann’s Hospital, Haringey

Central Middlesex Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Greenwich

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

Maudsley Hospital

Springfield Hospital

UCLH

Whipps Cross Hospital

St George’s Hospital

Whittington Hospital

 

 

Main picket lines in the South West

South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust – Bristol and Exeter           

 Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust

Cornwall Partnership NHSFoundation Trust

Main picket lines in the South East

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

Salisbury NHS FoundationTrust

Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Musgrove Park Hospital

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health P/Ship NHS Trust

South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Devon & ExeterFoundation Trust

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

North Hants Hospital, Basingstoke

Royal Sussex County

Brighton

Warneford Hospital

Oxford

Royal Surrey Guildford.

 
South East (main picket line in bold)

Queen Alexandra Hospital (Portsmouth)

Royal Berkshire Hospital (Reading)

Brighton General Hospital

Royal Surrey Hospital (Guildford)

John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford)

Southampton General

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Horton General Hospital (Banbury)

Princess Royal Hospital (Haywards Heath)

St Peter’s Hospital (Chertsey)

St Richard’s Hospital (Chichester)

Crawley Hospital

Kent & Canterbury Hospital (Canterbury)

East Surrey Hospital (Redhill)

Eastbourne General Hospital

St Mary’s Hospital (Newport, Isle of Wight)

Medway Maritime Hospital (Gillingham)

Milton Keynes Hospital

Stoke Mandeville Hospital (Aylesbury)

Littlemore Hospital

Wexham Park Hospital (Slough)

Sussex Partnership (Worthing)

Wycombe Hopsital

West Berkshire Community Hospital (Thatcham)

Wantage Community Hospital

Worthing Hospital

Amersham Hospital

Bracknell Ambulance Station

 

 

 

Eastern Region

Basildon & Thurrock Hospital

Bedford Hospital

Addenbrookes Hospital

Union House

Ida Darwin Hospital

Colchester Hospital

East & North Herts hospital

Harperbury hospital

Hinchinbrooke hospital

ISpwich hospital

Luton and Dunstable hospital

Mid Essex Hospitals

Norfolk and Norwich Acute hospitals

Norfolk Community hospital

PCH/Cavell Centre

Princess Alexandria hospital

Queen Elizabeth hospital

Rochford Hospital

Charter House Luton

Basildon Hospital Mental health unit

South Essex Community – Phoenix house

Suffolk Area Health – WSH

Watford Hospital

 

East Midlands

Walton Hospital

Newholme Hospital

Chesterfield Royal

London Road Community Hospital

Royal Derby Hospital

Health Education England

Kettering Hospital

Northampton General hospital

Berrywood Hospital

St Mary’s hospital

QMC

City Hospital

Highbury hospital

Wells Road Centre

Duncan MacMillan House

Stonebriedge Centre

Retford Hospital

Rampton hospital

Arnold Lodge

Kingsmill & Millbrook

Mansfield Community Hospital

Newark Hospital

Leicester Royal infirmary

Glenfield general Hospital

Grantham Hospital

Boston Pilgrim Hospital

Lincoln County hospital

Witham Court

Long Leys Court

Beechdale

Michelover Ambulance station

Leicester Ambulance station

National Blood service

Yorkshire and Humberside

Leeds General Infirmary , Leeds

Bradford Royal Infirmary, Bradford

Northern General Hospital, Sheffield

 Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield

 Hull Royal Infirmary

 Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield

 Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby

 York District Hospital

 Yorkshire Ambulance Service HQ, Wakefield

 

The main picket on each site will be at the main entrance. In addition two rallies are being held the main one is centred on the Northern General Hospital Site in Sheffield.