Sunak urges unions to call off NHS strikes as report recommends using reservists not troops in crises
2 years ago

Sunak urges unions to call off NHS strikes as report recommends using reservists not troops in crises

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak has urged unions to call off the next wave of NHS strikes for the sake of their patients as it emerged army reservists, not troops, could be called up to deal with future strikes. On a trip to Latvia the prime minister said the government was “well prepared” for the walkouts, but warned of the impact on patients’ health. Asked if he could guarantee that people would not die as a result of the strikes, Mr Sunak said: “I’m really disappointed to see that the unions are calling these strikes, particularly at Christmas, particularly when it has such an impact on people’s day-to-day lives with the disruption it causes and the impact on their health. “I would urge them to keep considering whether these strikes are really necessary and do everything they can to alleviate the impact it's going to have on people.” Data collected by the NHS after last week’s nurses strike showed that 16,000 appointments, procedures and surgeries were cancelled and had to be rescheduled in England – 54,000 less than the government suggested. Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said: “I hugely value the work of our NHS staff and it is disappointing some union members are going ahead with further strike action when we know the impact this has on patients.

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Poll reveals public divided on the Government’s approach to unions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Poll reveals public divided on the Government’s approach to unions

The Independent  

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Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues

The Independent  

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Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns
1 year ago

Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns

The Independent  

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UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay hikes to end strikes
1 year, 5 months ago

UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay hikes to end strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises Thursday in a bid to end an array of strikes that have crippled trains, health care and other services for more than a year amid the biggest cost-of-living crisis in generations. On the day that tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service launched a …

UK: Woes of Sunak soars as over 10k doctors start longest-ever strike over pay issues I Check how to avail NHS
1 year, 5 months ago

UK: Woes of Sunak soars as over 10k doctors start longest-ever strike over pay issues I Check how to avail NHS

India TV News  

The woes of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are only going to soar as over ten thousand doctors started their "longest-ever strike" over pay issues. The British Medical Association, the doctors' union, has asked for a 35% pay rise to bring junior doctors' pay back to 2008 levels once inflation is taken into account. “This five-day walkout by junior doctors …

NHS strikes could ‘break relationship’ between staff and bosses – health leaders
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS strikes could ‘break relationship’ between staff and bosses – health leaders

The Independent  

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Nurses strikes to end but now senior doctors vote to walk out
1 year, 5 months ago

Nurses strikes to end but now senior doctors vote to walk out

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Trust leaders want the government and unions to sit down, facilitated by a third party …

NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike

The Independent  

Unions representing more than one million NHS workers have voted to accept a 5 per cent pay rise from the government following months of strikes. Health secretary Steve Barclay called the agreement a “good day for NHS staff and patients” and said he will implement the deal for all staff, even those who have not accepted the offer. We mustn’t …

NHS ‘staffing crisis must be addressed’ in forthcoming workforce plan
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS ‘staffing crisis must be addressed’ in forthcoming workforce plan

The Independent  

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‘Determined’ nurses the NHS ‘can’t cope’ without will push ahead with strikes, union leader warns
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Determined’ nurses the NHS ‘can’t cope’ without will push ahead with strikes, union leader warns

The Independent  

The health service “can’t cope” without nurses who are “determined” to press on with strikes even if a pay rise for NHS workers goes ahead on Tuesday, union leaders have said. Pat Cullen, leader of the RCN, denied support for strikes among her members would “crumble” if the pay rise goes ahead, saying: “These are very determined people”. The deal …

NHS leaders warn nurses’ strikes will put A&E in ‘precarious’ position
1 year, 8 months ago

NHS leaders warn nurses’ strikes will put A&E in ‘precarious’ position

The Telegraph  

The NHS Confederation urged the RCN to reinstate the protections offered in previous strikes, saying the “significant escalation” in the strikes could compromise patient safety. Matthew Taylor, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “While NHS leaders understand why the RCN is intensifying its stance on industrial action, they fear the absence of any exemptions to its planned strikes …

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Unions representing more than a million health care workers in England, including nurses and paramedics — but not doctors — reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages. “Today’s agreement demonstrates we are serious about this and we can find workable solutions.” But the head of the Royal College of Nursing, one of …

UK govt, health unions agree pay deal in bid to end NHS strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

UK govt, health unions agree pay deal in bid to end NHS strikes

Firstpost  

London: The UK government and unions representing various health workers in England said Thursday they have agreed a deal to increase pay by 5 percent in the next financial year, potentially ending damaging strikes. The package, impacting around one million National Health Service staff, will also include a further 2.0 per cent rise to this year’s salaries and a one-off …

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
1 year, 9 months ago

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day

Live Mint  

About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget. “When the Chancellor leaves Downing Street to go to Parliament to deliver the budget, he will see picket lines outside the Cabinet Office and various government departments that are on strike,” said Mark …

Militant doctors’ union plan to bring the NHS to its knees during three-day walkouts
1 year, 9 months ago

Militant doctors’ union plan to bring the NHS to its knees during three-day walkouts

The Telegraph  

The materials also suggest training activists to coordinate with other unions to maximise disruption. The guide notes that activists should “give special focus to relationships with other trade unions” so that they “come to support you on the picket line, extend solidarity and help you to win your campaign” The BMA is pushing for a pay rise of 35 per …

NHS A&E and cancer nurses set to join ‘most disruptive’ strikes yet
1 year, 10 months ago

NHS A&E and cancer nurses set to join ‘most disruptive’ strikes yet

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An RCN source said: “They were expecting an escalation but had not prepared for the …

UK ambulance workers strike again as unions call for talks
1 year, 11 months ago

UK ambulance workers strike again as unions call for talks

Firstpost  

Thousands of ambulance workers held another strike across England and Wales on Monday, in escalating industrial action as unions called the government to hold talks on improving pay and conditions London: Thousands of ambulance workers held another strike across England and Wales on Monday, in escalating industrial action as unions called the government to hold talks on improving pay and …

U.K. nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

U.K. nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies

The Hindu  

Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the UK's overburdened public health system. “Nursing students don't want to be nurses, experienced nurses are leaving, there will be no-one left and I don't blame them, but I can't imagine …

Patients will suffer if striking nurses are handed pay rise, health secretary says
1 year, 11 months ago

Patients will suffer if striking nurses are handed pay rise, health secretary says

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health secretary Steve Barclay previously hinted he was considering backdating nurses’ pay His words come …

Strikes UK latest news: Steve Barclay says ‘patients will pay the price’ as nurses prepare to walk out
1 year, 11 months ago

Strikes UK latest news: Steve Barclay says ‘patients will pay the price’ as nurses prepare to walk out

The Independent  

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Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards
1 year, 11 months ago

Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards

Daily Mail  

A hospital has been accused of putting lives at risk by asking patients’ friends and family to help out on strike days. Nurses at 55 NHS trusts in England are walking out today and tomorrow in pursuit of an inflation-busting 19.2 per cent pay rise A message on the Dorset County Hospital website says: ‘Relatives and friends of patients in …

Nurses to strike for two days as education unions reveal ballot results
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses to strike for two days as education unions reveal ballot results

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Members of the Royal College of Nursing across England will walk out on Wednesday …

NHS strikes to continue after unions reject Welsh Government’s offer
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS strikes to continue after unions reject Welsh Government’s offer

The Independent  

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NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions

The Independent  

Planned strikes by NHS workers looked set to go ahead after trade union leaders branded talks with Steve Barclay over pay “bitterly disappointing” and an “insult”. A walkout of ambulance workers will go ahead on Wednesday after the failed crisis talks, during which Mr Barclay told union leaders any pay increase would have to involve greater “productivity and efficiency” from …

Rishi Sunak brands today's NHS ambulance strikes 'terrifying'
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak brands today's NHS ambulance strikes 'terrifying'

Daily Mail  

A former nurse today joined thousands of ambulance staff on picket lines, claiming she did so in anger at her mother's death following a four-hour wait for an ambulance. Tanya Palmer, from Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, told how her 77-year-old mother Christine 'lay unconscious on the floor for four hours because of the ambulance delays' after suffering a stroke …

UK government meets unions but fails to end wave of strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

UK government meets unions but fails to end wave of strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. government ministers met trade union leaders on Monday but fell short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the rail network and strained the overburdened health system. However Onay Kasab, negotiator for the Unite union, said the talks had been a “missed opportunity.” Unions said strikes by nurses and ambulance staff planned for this month …

Trade unions meet Government ministers for talks on pay
1 year, 11 months ago

Trade unions meet Government ministers for talks on pay

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That’s why we introduced new laws – in common …

Ministers hold series of talks with union bosses in bid to avert strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

Ministers hold series of talks with union bosses in bid to avert strikes

The Independent  

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UK strikes and crumbling health service add troubles to Rishi Sunak government
1 year, 11 months ago

UK strikes and crumbling health service add troubles to Rishi Sunak government

Hindustan Times  

British rail workers will walk off the job much of this week, paralyzing transport and adding to the troubles piling up for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government. “We’re not going back to the 1970s where the trade union barons thought that they ran the government,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said last week. “We’re increasing the NHS capacity by the equivalent …

UK Worker Strikes: Sunak Says Govt Open for Talks but Unions Disagree
2 years ago

UK Worker Strikes: Sunak Says Govt Open for Talks but Unions Disagree

News 18  

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his disappointment on Friday over the recent strikes that threaten to disrupt the Christmas season. Speaking to news outlet Sky, he admitted that the public sector pay issue was a ‘difficult’ question for his government but he insisted that the actions taken by his government were ‘fair.’ “The government has acted fairly and reasonably …

NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions announce new strikes for January
2 years ago

NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions announce new strikes for January

The Independent  

The NHS is close “overheating completely” during one of its darkest ever winters, health leaders have warned, as union leaders stepped up their pay dispute with Rishi Sunak’s government and announced that more strikes are set to take place in January. NHS leaders said there were already signs of pent-up demand putting intense pressure on A&E departments following Wednesday’s strike …

'We should pay up - there is no question that nursing staff deserve better'
2 years ago

'We should pay up - there is no question that nursing staff deserve better'

The Telegraph  

Strike chaos persisted this week and was the most discussed topic among Telegraph readers after the first national health worker strikes in 30 years took place on Wednesday. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, had been directly opposed to the strikes and accused the Unions of making the conscious choice to inflict harm on patients. Read on to see how Telegraph …

Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023
2 years ago

Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters he is “sad” and “disappointed” about widespread strikes, but he insisted that refusing to negotiate on public sector pay was the “right thing” in the long term. “I do not wish to prolong this dispute, but the …

Ambulance strikes today: What are the demands and what is the government offering?
2 years ago

Ambulance strikes today: What are the demands and what is the government offering?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “But the key thing is for anybody that does have an emergency situation or a …

It is not the fault of unions if patients die during ambulance strikes, says Unison boss
2 years ago

It is not the fault of unions if patients die during ambulance strikes, says Unison boss

The Telegraph  

It is not the fault of ambulance unions if patients die during nationwide strikes on Wednesday, one union boss has said. Christina McAnea, the general secretary of Unison, said that is is "absolutely the Government's" fault and accused them of being "totally irresponsible". Unison, along with the GMB and Unite unions, voted for strike action over the Government's four per …

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’
2 years ago

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Steve Barclay, the health secretary, said his “number one priority” was keeping patients “as …

Government to blame for ‘tragic’ NHS strike, says union boss as nurses start walkout
2 years ago

Government to blame for ‘tragic’ NHS strike, says union boss as nurses start walkout

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s government is to blame for the “tragic” strike hitting …

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes
2 years ago

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes

Firstpost  

In its first-ever national walkout, National Health Service staff staged strikes across the country today. After a 48-hour strike by rail workers which lasted till Wednesday, now nurses across the UK have walked out demanding higher pay amid soaring inflation. Rail services hit The Rail, Maritime and Transport, the UK’s biggest rail union, has organised strikes over the holiday season …

Nurse union organising NHS strikes makes guide that tells members how to lobby patients for support
2 years ago

Nurse union organising NHS strikes makes guide that tells members how to lobby patients for support

Daily Mail  

Patients might not get drugs in time or dying patients might not be in discomfort She said patients could be at risk of harm from current staffing arrangements And England's most senior nurse has pleaded for the RCN to soften strike action They reacted to nurses' union advice on getting support for strikes from patients Nurses are being asked by …

‘Enough’: Nurses in UK to go on strike for first time in history
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Enough’: Nurses in UK to go on strike for first time in history

Al Jazeera  

More than 300,000 union members will walk out over pay, adding to pressure on the country’s health system. “Anger has become action – our members are saying enough is enough,” RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen said in a statement. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson told reporters earlier on Wednesday the government wanted to strike a balance between the “crucial role” …

Nurses' union facing growing mutiny over strikes
2 years, 1 month ago

Nurses' union facing growing mutiny over strikes

The Telegraph  

The nurses’ union is facing a growing mutiny among nursing staff over its strike threat, which was backed by less than half of acute trusts in England. On Thursday, NHS nurses urged the union to reconsider plans for industrial action, which could lead to thousands of operations being cancelled, along with treatment such as chemotherapy and dialysis. This means that …

Hospital workers launch strike over pay
2 years, 10 months ago

Hospital workers launch strike over pay

The Independent  

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