The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which represents nurses working for the National Health Service (NHS), the largest provider of healthcare in the United Kingdom, was scheduled to begin a second wave of strike action this coming Sunday at 8 p.m. on the 30th of April and continue until 8 p.m. on the 2nd of May. However, a judge at the high court determined that the preparations were unlawful. Because it had been six months since the union had been granted strike authorization through voting, the strike that took place on May 2 was ruled illegal and ended up being called off.

On Thursday, lawyers representing UK Government health and social care minister Steve Barclay were successful in arguing before the high court that the Royal College of Nursing did not have a mandate for a planned 48-hour strike that was scheduled to end on Tuesday, May 2. The permission that had been granted for the strike had run out and so the government went to the High Court and demanded that it be declared illegal for RCN to go on strike.

Before Christmas 2022, nurses working for the NHS in the United Kingdom began the first strike action in the history of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). A wage increase of 19% was what the union was asking for. In January, the general secretary of the RCN expressed to the Health Secretary to the Government the possibility that 10% could be acceptable. However, following extensive discussions with the government's Health Secretary, the RCN General Secretary was effectively forced to ask her own members to meet her halfway by accepting 5% – in addition to a one-time payment worth up to 8.2% – for the lowest-paid employees in the NHS. In a vote, RCN members rejected the recommendation made by union leaders to accept the offer by a 54% to 46% margin. According to a representative from the RCN, the fact that 54% of respondents responded no and 46% said yes indicates that it may be exceedingly challenging to reach a fair agreement. The vote of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to reject the salary offer by 54 percent to 46 percent was considered "very narrow" by the Prime Minister. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has informed the media that if the government does not take any additional action, work stoppages may continue until the end of the year, with the possibility of coordinated action by junior physicians and nurses.

The Secretary of State for Health stated that he was "pleased" that members of "Unison," another of the main trade unions, voted to accept the pay offer made by the NHS. However, he referred to the vote by RCN members to reject the offer as "hugely disappointing." Largest healthcare trade union, 'Unison', agreed to the most recent terms that the government proposed and offered. The vote to accept the salary offer for NHS employees in England was won by the prominent trade union GMB. However, members of the 'Unite' union turned down the pay offer. According to a source within the union, the fact that there are disagreements within the unions over the most recent salary offer from the NHS will not dampen the desire of members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) to engage in more strike action.

When the RCN has gone on strike in the past, certain areas of the NHS, like the emergency department, intensive care, and cancer care, have been exempt. On the other hand, during the strike that began on April 30th, none of these are prohibited. The RCN wants to put up a fierce fight against the NHS service. An official from the NHS has stated that the upcoming strike in England in May will bring "severe challenges," and that the possibility of coordinated industrial action with junior physicians could provide the "most difficult challenge" to date.

Just recently, junior doctors in the NHS went on strike for four days. In the meantime, leaders of General Practitioners (GP) have issued a warning to politicians that family doctors in England may go on strike to protest the imposition of the government's most recent employment contract with the NHS on them. The General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association voted on Thursday to begin entering into a dispute with the Department of Health and Social Care over its decision to force upon GP's contract that they claim includes "disastrous" changes that would endanger the safety of patients. However, the committee has decided to wait a little longer to see how the terms of the contract are implemented before beginning the dispute.

The National Health Service in the United Kingdom is the primary employer of migrant nurses from Kerala. The United Kingdom's healthcare system is known as the National Health Service (NHS), and it is supported by public funds. In 1948, as part of a larger push towards social welfare in the years immediately following World War II, it came into being. The National Health Service (NHS) provides numerous medical services, including as primary care (which includes services provided by general practitioners), hospital care, mental health care, and community care. Taxes are what pay for the services, thus they are provided at no cost to anyone who live in the UK at the point of usage. The National Health Service (NHS) is held in very high esteem by the people of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest employers in the world, with more than 1.3 million employees.