25K views · 274 reactions | Porters, cleaners, and soft facilities management workers gathered in Turner Road from 8am this morning after the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust previously announced plans to outsource these roles to a private company. The staff members will continue to strike until Friday. | Colchester Gazette | Facebook

Our reporter George King has headed to Colchester Hospital this morning where nurses are beginning two days of strike action. They have formed picket lines outside the entrance to the Turner Road facility and by the roadside. He will be going live from the scene very soon. | Colchester Gazette

1.3K views · 43 reactions | Nurses at Colchester Hospital have begun two days of strike action over pay. A picket line of The Royal College of Nursing members has formed outside the main hospital entrance. Patients have been told to expect disruption but that emergency care will be covered. Full story: bbc.in/3HmRVS9 | BBC Essex | Facebook