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Historic strikes by nurses in the UK’s NHS over pay and working conditions mirror the struggle of many health workers in other European countries.
Nurses in England are staging their biggest strike so far on Monday, with the walkout affecting intensive care, emergency rooms and cancer wards for the first time as part of a dispute over pay.
Health unions, ministers and National Health Service (NHS) bosses are due to meet on Tuesday to discuss the government’s offer of a 5 per cent pay rise for 2023-24 and a lump…