Health Minister Maria Caulfield said that it is with "huge regret" that nurses are going on strike for the first time ever today.

Up to 100,000 nurses are estimated to be joining the strike action, which will last for 12 hours on each of the two-day walkouts.

Have you had an appointment cancelled? Need to go to A&E?

Get in touch to tell us your experience of the NHS as it continues to face severe pressure 👇

https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/NHSsharestories

#skynews #strike #nurse #nhs

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps:
Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol
Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales