Nurses are fuming.. thousands will vote to strike this winter

Union leader expects furious members to 'vote for change'

- AMY SHARPE

HUNDREDS of thousands of nurses could strike over pay and staff shortages this winter, their union warned.

The Royal College of Nursing is expecting angry and a determined members to "vote for change" in a ballot for industrial action next month.

The RCN said while strikes should always be a last resort, a recent pay rise below inflation and the NHS staffing crisis has left no choice but to consider it.

General Secretary Pat Cullen said: "Talking to nurses around England this week, the level of anger and determination astounded even me. They will vote for change.