Some UK health workers call off strikes after receiving pay offers


FILE PHOTO: NHS nurses and other medical workers hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, in London, Britain January 18, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville

LONDON (Reuters) - Nurses in Wales and some ambulance workers have called off strikes planned for next week as they review pay offers from the Welsh government, their unions said, even as much larger strikes involving health staff in England are due to go ahead.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said it would put a new pay offer from the devolved Welsh government of an additional 3% to its members for a vote within days. It had previously said the government had awarded a pay rise equal to a 4% increase.

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