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As the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) begins strike action and with threats of similar action raging across the rest of the health service, pharmacy bodies warn C+D that pharmacy teams cannot "step in" to fill service gaps.
The action - the first in the RCN’s 106-year history – has seen picket lines drawn at 63 NHS hospital trusts in England, as well as all trusts in Northern Ireland and all but one health board – the Aneurin Bevan – in Wales.
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