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Nurses refuse to work extra shifts during work-to-rule strikes

Nurses refuse to work extra shifts during work-to-rule strikes

Update: 2025-11-26
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Nurses across the county are refusing to work extra shifts or fill roster gaps, forcing hospital managers to cancel planned care and reduce ward beds where possible. Ruth Hill reports.
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Nurses refuse to work extra shifts during work-to-rule strikes

Nurses refuse to work extra shifts during work-to-rule strikes