Claim: There were no strikes in the NHS when Labour was last in power.
Fact-check: Some staff at NHS hospitals did take part in local strikes when Labour was last in power - Full Fact
Verdict: at least two formal local strikes, and one unofficial local strike, took place in that period involving staff working at nhs hospitals, though some weren't directly employed by the nhs. we couldn't find any instances of nationwide strike action in the nhs during this period.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-11-15T00:00:00