Services protected

THE Royal College of Nursing has set out a list of services that will be protected from strike action in the build-up to Christmas.

The services are chemotherapy, dialysis, critical care units such as intensive care and high dependency, and neonatal and paediatric intensive care. Other services will be reduced to Christmas day or night duty levels, the union said.

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to take industrial action on December 15 and 20.