The union has said that essential care will instead be provided by other clinical professions.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said it will withdraw all but “life and limb” care in strikes next month.
Announced just moments ago, RCN members will take around round-the-clock strike action from the morning of Wednesday 1 March to the morning of Friday 3 March.
For 24-hour services, this means strike action starting at the beginning of the local day shift on 1 March and ending at the same time on 3 March. For other services, the strike will start at 6am and continue until 6am on 3 March.
The union has said that it will no longer agree on blanket derogations and expects that “life-preserving care” will be provided by “members of the wider workforce and other clinical professions.”
All 128 NHS employers in England who passed a strike ballot late last year will participate in the action.
Junior doctors are also on-track to withdraw all care during a 72-hours strike planned for March.
No good news.
The nursing union claims the government is “choosing not to negotiate”.
In an unexpected move, the union has also increased its strike benefit payment for members from £50 per day to £80 in a move to reduce the financial burden of strike action on its members.
In an email to members send just moments ago, RCN general secretary Pat Cullen explained, “We’ve made repeated attempts to stop these strikes.
“We’ve made progress with politicians in Scotland and Wales but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is leaving nursing staff in England behind. So, we must go further than we have before to force him into action.
Ms Cullen added, “We wanted to announce this to you on Tuesday but we delayed in the hope of getting good news from government. ”
“Unfortunately, there is still none. We apologise if you heard about our likely dates from unofficial routes before we could confirm it to you.”
It is not yet known which NHS organisations will participate in the new round of strike action.
