Hundreds of hospital workers are due to go on strike, including at Newark Hospital. GMB Union has today (July 30) announced a further 48 hours of strike action by private contractors at three Nottinghamshire hospitals. Workers employed by Medirest, a private contractor for Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, are ‘furious’ and want company bosses to bring terms and conditions in line with colleagues employed directly by the NHS. Workers have also been denied the NHS Covid Recovery Bonus, the one-off payment made to Britain’s health service workers, despite working throughout the pan…
