The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is expected to announce later this week that its members have voted for strikes over pay.
Health workers in other unions, including ambulance staff, hospital porters and cleaners, are also voting on industrial action over pay.
Unison and the GMB are set to announce ballot results later this month, while physiotherapists and midwives will start voting soon.
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden said that in the event of industrial action, the NHS would prioritise the most essential services - although he acknowledged that it would have an impact on other activity.
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