South Tyneside and Sunderland healthcare staff back strike action in pay row

The union says staff should have been paid at a higher rate due to their increasingly complex duties and be awarded fair back pay.

Healthcare assistant strike postponed as Teesside NHS trusts enter pay talks, says UNISON

​Healthcare assistants were due to walk out for a fifth time with two further days of action next week as part of their campaign to get the correct wage rates and fair back pay