Hundreds of thousands of health workers walked out on strike today, many for the first time in their lives, in protest at the Government's decision not to give them a recommended 1% pay rise.
Midwives, nurses, paramedics, ambulance staff, and hospital porters and cleaners mounted picket lines across England from 7am for four hours, while action will be taken later today in Northern Ireland.
An NHS worker has told ITV News "everything is a struggle" as she explained her reasons for joining widespread strike action today.
Speaking to Damon Green, Occupational Therapist and young mum Ella Huntley - whose husband also works for the service - said her household income had fallen by around £7,000 in recent years.
Unions have called on the government to "show some respect" to staff, who are calling for a 1% pay rise - which ministers say the country cannot afford.
With thousands of NHS staff expected to go on strike today in a row over pay, here is a list of those hospitals affected.
A fifth of health workers have at least one extra job because they cannot survive on an NHS salary, survey reveals.