Unite members at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust in central London have walked out and are staging a protest march in central London.
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It is the first time Royal College of Nursing members have walked out of all areas, including intensive care. It said that staffing levels for some areas would be "exceptionally low, lower than on previous strike days". "We're going to find that we're going to be unable to provide anything other than life- or limb-preserving care."Dr Mushlin also said he had seen a rising number of cases of "dreadful" aggression and violence towards hospital staff increasing because of long waiting times in the NHS, which was severely affecting morale."Ultimately we risk losing members of staff."All hospitals have been guaranteed a minimum level of cover for intensive care and trauma.
In previous walkouts, services such as intensive care, chemotherapy and dialysis have been excluded from strike action.
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