title: Strikes, nurses and the law in the UK.
abstract: This paper explores the law relating to strikes and other industrial action in the UK and the problems faced by nurse practitioners. It also reviews the advice given to nurses by the professional associations. If any employee takes part in industrial action, he or she could personally face four arenas of accountability for this action: disciplinary proceedings before the employer; criminal proceedings; civil proceedings for negligence; and professional conduct proceedings.
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D013317:Strikes, Employee / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom