Thousands of Queensland nurses and midwives have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new pay deal with the state government, worth $1.8 billion.

The Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union (QNMU) and LNP government came to an agreement i n August on an enterprise bargaining deal which included an 11 per cent increase in wages over three years.

It followed 10 months of negotiations which led to about 45,000 nurses and midwives taking part in industrial action, with the union initially seeking a 13 per cent pay rise over three years.

The action included workers refusing to do tasks not related to clinical care at public hospitals and healthcare facilities around the state.

The QNMU said 83.8 per cent of Queensland Health nurses and midwives who participated in the bargaining deal ballot

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