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Hundreds of thousands of NHS staff walk out in pay strike

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.

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Strike action gets underway in Northern Ireland

NHS workers in Northern Ireland have started four hours of strike action against the Government's decision not to give them a recommended 1% pay rise.

Workers joined the picket line at 11am and are following in the footsteps of NHS staff in England who held a similar walkout between 7am and 11am today.

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