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Nurses on the picket line outside the Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital. PA
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Members of the Royal College of Nursing on the picket line outside King's College Hospital, London, as nurses strike over pay. PA
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Nurses working for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust outside the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough. Getty
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This is the second two-day strike over pay by nurses. Getty
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A strike outside King's College Hospital in London. Getty
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A picket line in Middlesbrough. Getty
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Nurses on the picket line outside the Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital. PA
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Members of the Royal College of Nursing on the picket line outside King's College Hospital, London, as nurses strike over pay. PA
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Nurses working for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust outside the James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough. Getty
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This is the second two-day strike over pay by nurses. Getty
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A strike outside King's College Hospital in London. Getty
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A picket line in Middlesbrough. Getty
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Nurses on the picket line outside the Norfolk And Norwich University Hospital. PA
Nursing strikes in England end because of low turnout
Turnout was 43 per cent, below the 50 per cent required by law for a strike to go ahead
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