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Paul Woodcock, village nurse manager at Belong Atherton.

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Some 54,550 patients were waiting for non-urgent elective operations or treatment in Wigan hospitals at the end of April – up from 53,182 in March, and 50,574 in April 2023

Non-urgent op waiting times on the rise

Royal College of Nursing said just over 43% took part in the ballot, below the 50% threshold to call for a strike action. (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Nurses to call off strike action after low turnout

Breaking Nurses to vote on England-wide strikes after rejecting 5% pay rise

Nurses went on strike on May 1 and 2

Dozens of appointments rescheduled at Wigan’s hospitals due to nurses' strike

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Breaking Health unions back new pay offer for millions of NHS staff

Royal College of Nursing picket line as staff strike outside a hospital.

NHS staff to be offered 5% pay rise

The picket line outside Wigan Infirmary today

Nurses gather outside Wigan Infirmary to demand fair pay in latest strike action

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Breaking Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

World-renowned London children’s hospital has called for exemptions for emergency care ahead of nurses’ strike. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

Breaking Great Ormond Street Hospital declares ‘incident’ amid nurses’ strike

A nurses' picket outside Wigan Infirmary on the last occasion of RCN strike action in February 2023

Warning to anyone in need of NHS treatment over bank holiday weekend

Junior doctor Behnaz Pourmohammadi on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary during industrial action earlier this month

Prescription reminder for patients as bank holiday and nurses' strike approach

Breaking Health Secretary ‘plans to pursue legal action’ over RCN strike

Members of the Royal College of Nursing union could strike until Christmas if no deal is reached with the government over pay. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Breaking Royal College of Nursing warns of more strikes

Royal College of Nurses members, campaigning for fair pay and conditions, pictured previously taking part in industrial action at Altnagelvin Hospital. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2250GS - 38

Breaking RCN rejects Government’s pay offer - new 48 hour strike to go ahead

A Royal College of Nursing picket line as staff strike outside a hospital.

RCN nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer
The RCN is giving members the opportunity to have their say on the new government pay offer
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Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Breaking Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Staff from WWL were due to take part in a 48 hour walk out

Nurses cancel major strike action

Striking nurses hold signs at a picket line outside University College Hospital in London on January 19, 2023.

Government recommends 3.5% pay increase to nurses and other workers

Nurses on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary earlier this month

Wigan nurses to walk out as union announces escalation in strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing are continuing to strike over pay

Wigan's nurses speak out on 'tough profession' as they form picket line

Nurses braving freezing temperatures to form a picket line.

Biggest NHS walkout in history gets underway today

Nurses on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary last month

Patients told to only use A&E or call 999 in limb or life-threatening emergency

Chief executive Silas Nicholls

Wigan patients should still get 'urgent medical care' if needed during strikes

Ambulance strike dates 2023: Unite announce new strikes taking total to ten across England and Wales

Ambulance strike dates as Unite announce fresh action

Nurses on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary

Trades council backs nurses: 'They deserve the support of every one of us'

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, central London. Continued strike action plus winter pressures are jeopardising the ability of the NHS to break out of a "vicious cycle", a health leader has said. Issue date: Wednesday January 18, 2023.

Strikes 2023: Nursing staff at 55 NHS trusts in England walk out
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen said: “Nurses are striking because people are dying” as members went out on strike today
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Nurses and supporters gather outside University College Hospital before marching to Downing Street after a day of strike action on December 20 2022 in London. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Nurses’ strike in February will be ‘twice as big’, union leaders warn

Nearly a quarter of Wigan's ambulance patients waited for at least an hour

Nearly a quarter of ambulance patients waited more than an hour at hospitals

Nursing staff at other hospitals in the country took strike action earlier this month

Wigan nurses to stage two strikes as national pay dispute escalates

A group of fraudsters have been posing as ambulance staff and knocking on doors asking for financial support ahead of upcoming industrial action.

Fraudsters posing as ambulance staff seen asking for donations

Paddy McGuinness supported striking nurses on the picket line at Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Paddy McGuinness supports striking nurses at Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Nurses throughout the UK have voted for the first time to take part in national strike action

Nurses at Wigan's hospitals to keep working as strikes are held elsewhere

Summary of all strikes taking place in Sussex this month (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Nursing strikes to go ahead this week after pay talks fail

Nurses on strike at the Ulster Hospital during the last walkout two years ago

Nurses strike 2022: Dates confirmed for largest walkout in NHS history

Nurses vote to strike across UK in huge industrial action over pay

The uplift will mean the “average nurse” will receive an extra £1,000 per year (Photo: Getty Images)

NHS 3% pay rise could spark industrial action as staff say they aren’t ‘valued f...

A report by the Health and Social Care Committee called for immediate action to support exhausted staff who have worked throughout the Covid-19 pandemic (Getty Images)

NHS and social care staff burnout reaches ‘emergency’ level

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

An estimated 75,000 nurses in the UK haven’t received a first Covid jab (Photo by Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

An estimated 75,000 nurses in the UK haven’t received a first Covid jab

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

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One in 10 care homes were told to change resuscitation orders for patients (Photo: Shutterstock)

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An increasing number of nursing staff are thinking of leaving the profession

Rising number of nurses thinking of leaving the profession - and pay is a big fa...

The NHS Confederation warned that certain departments will find they are only able to operate at about 60 percent of their normal activity levels. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Up to 10 million people could be on the NHS waiting list by Christmas

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is urging people not to forget about routine childhood vaccinations and immunisations during the coronavirus pandemic

Royal College of Nursing urges parents to still get children vaccinated during c...

International Nurses Day is an annual event celebrated around the globe, which says thank you to the contribution that nursing staff make to the lives of people every year (Photo: Shutterstock)

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The Face of Wigan in Believe Square where the memorial will be held

Wigan workers who have lost their lives on the coronavirus front line to be reme...

A minute's silence will be held across the UK today (28 April) to commemorate the key workers who have lost their lives from Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s what you need to know about today’s minute’s silence for key workers

Nurse job applications are plummeting

Wigan nurse job applications plummet

A teenager getting the measles jab

Measles jab alert as cases soar in holiday destinations

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