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NHS workers, including nurses and midwives, are to stage a new four-hour strike in England on 24 November as part of an ongoing pay dispute.
Members of nine unions will walk out over the government's decision not to accept a recommended 1% pay rise.
A Department of Health spokesperson said they could not afford the pay rise "without risking front-line jobs".
Christina McAnea, chair of the NHS trade unions, said the government had left them with "no alternative".
She warned Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that he needed "to realise that this dispute is not going away".
"All we are asking for is fair pay," she said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29838802
Members of nine unions will walk out over the government's decision not to accept a recommended 1% pay rise.
A Department of Health spokesperson said they could not afford the pay rise "without risking front-line jobs".
Christina McAnea, chair of the NHS trade unions, said the government had left them with "no alternative".
She warned Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt that he needed "to realise that this dispute is not going away".
"All we are asking for is fair pay," she said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29838802