Strikes Update: How nurses' strikes on Wednesday will affect you

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By Zoe Conway
Employment correspondent

Nurses are walking out of more hospitals in their latest strike action on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a row over pay.

The strikes are taking place at 55 Trusts in England affecting around a quarter of hospitals and community services.

If you have a medical appointment, the advice is to go anyway unless you've been told otherwise.

GP practices will run as normal as nurses working in those services are not involved in the strike action.

And all nurses in intensive and emergency care are expected to work, but routine check-ups and other operations such as hip replacements may be affected.

Strike action from teachers also continues in Scotland.

You can read more or watch this report about why people are taking strike action, and below you can find information on how it could affect you.

Nurses' strikes in England

The nurses' strike by Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members follows two days of action before Christmas.

Routine check-ups may have to be rescheduled, although life-preserving care must be provided.

So services such as chemotherapy, kidney dialysis and intensive care will be staffed, but other care such as knee and hip replacements and hernia repair are likely to be affected.

Anyone who is seriously ill or injured should still call 999, or 111 for non-urgent care.

Scotland teachers' strike

On Wednesday teachers in Scotland are continuing their 16-day wave of rolling strikes with every local authority affected over the period.

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) will strike in two local authorities per day from 16 January until 6 February.

They want a 10% pay rise, which ministers and councils have said is unaffordable.

Strikes recently closed almost every primary and secondary school in Scotland across two days.

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Upcoming strike action

University staff

  • University staff who are members of the University and College Union and Unison are on strike
  • Union members at 150 universities have been taking part in industrial action

Read more: Will my lecture be cancelled?

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

Passport Office

  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers are on strike in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions
  • Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run-up to summer

Read more: Passport delay warning as five-week strike called

Passport Office

  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers are on strike in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions
  • Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run-up to summer

Read more: Passport delay warning as five-week strike called

Passport Office

  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers are on strike in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions
  • Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run-up to summer

Read more: Passport delay warning as five-week strike called

Passport Office

  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers are on strike in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions
  • Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run-up to summer

Read more: Passport delay warning as five-week strike called

Passport Office

  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers are on strike in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions
  • Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run-up to summer

Read more: Passport delay warning as five-week strike called

Passport Office

  • More than 1,000 Passport Office workers are on strike in a dispute about jobs, pay and conditions
  • Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned of delays to applications and the delivery of passports in the run-up to summer

Read more: Passport delay warning as five-week strike called

There are currently no national strikes planned for this date

How are you affected by the strikes? Are you taking part in strike action? You can email: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk.

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