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 staff. “When you have staff working 18-hour shifts, I think that’s insulting.” Rishi Sunak did not deny reports that the government was considering a one-off hardship payment to help NHS staff in the current financial year, but said any future pay rise would have to be “affordable” and not further increase inflation. Despite the government’s insistence that Monday’s meeting would be focused on the upcoming 2023-24 pay review, some union leaders had expressed cautious optimism after Mr Sunak said he was “open” to discussing pay.

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Tories ideologically hateful towards working people, says doctors’ union
4 months, 1 week ago

Tories ideologically hateful towards working people, says doctors’ union

The Telegraph  

The British Medical Association has claimed that Tory MPs are “ideologically hateful towards working people” in a row over public sector pay. The comments by Dr Rob Laurenson, the co-chairman of the BMA’s junior doctors’ committee, came as train drivers were offered a pay rise of nearly 15 per cent over three years by the Government. Although Dr Laurenson represents …

UK doctors' union may call end to strikes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UK doctors' union may call end to strikes

China Daily  

This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain. Months of industrial action by junior doctors in England's National Health Service may be coming to an end after their union recommended they accept a new offer of a 22.3-percent total pay increase over two years. "I am delighted that …

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout on Thursday in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions, disrupting hospital services just days before the U.K. general election. The five-day strike by junior doctors — those in the early years of their careers — shines a spotlight on the troubles besetting the …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS warning over hot-weather strike

China Daily  

By Jonathan Powell in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-27 04:52 This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain. The United Kingdom's National Health Service has warned that patients will experience significant disruption as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
5 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS warning over hot-weather strike

China Daily  

This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain. The United Kingdom's National Health Service has warned that patients will experience significant disruption as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the year so far. The British Medical Association, or BMA, will begin a five-day …

Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of doctors in the early years of their careers in England are to go on strike later this month for another five-day stretch as their long-standing pay dispute with the British government remains in stasis. The British Medical Association, the union that represents the so-called junior doctors, said on Friday that the government had “failed to meet …

Junior doctors announce fresh wave of NHS strike action
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Junior doctors announce fresh wave of NHS strike action

The Telegraph  

Junior doctors will strike for five days at the end of February, the British Medical Association has announced. It accused the Government of moving at “glacial speed” to reach a pay deal and claimed Victoria Atkins, the Health Secretary, had refused “an act of good faith” to extend talks. In a statement, Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, who …

U.K. junior doctors’ ‘historic’ strike for better pay | Explained
11 months, 2 weeks ago

U.K. junior doctors’ ‘historic’ strike for better pay | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Drawing picket lines around London hospitals, junior doctors in the U.K. staged the longest walkout in the 75-year-long history of the state-funded National Health Service. “A crippling cost-of-living crisis, burnout and well below inflation pay rises risk driving hard-working doctors out of their profession at a time when we need them more than ever,” the BMA …

‘I earned more working at Amazon’ - Junior doctors explain why they are striking
11 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I earned more working at Amazon’ - Junior doctors explain why they are striking

The Independent  

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Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Patients faced canceled treatments after thousands of British doctors walked off the job on Wednesday, the start of a six-day strike over pay that was set to be the longest in the history of the state-funded National Health Service. On a picket line outside St. Thomas’ Hospital in central London, 28-year-old Dr. Georgia Blackwell said stress and low …

Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walk off the job in six-day strike over pay
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of junior doctors in Britain walk off the job in six-day strike over pay

LA Times  

Junior doctors and members of the British Medical Association demonstrate outside St. Thomas’ Hospital in London on Wednesday at the start of a six-day strike. On a picket line outside St. Thomas’ Hospital in central London, 28-year-old Dr. Georgia Blackwell said stress and low pay were driving many doctors to take jobs overseas. The government says it won’t hold further …

Junior doctors to return to work with longest strike on the horizon
1 year ago

Junior doctors to return to work with longest strike on the horizon

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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Junior doctors to stage longest strike in NHS history after talks break down
1 year ago

Junior doctors to stage longest strike in NHS history after talks break down

The Independent  

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NHS strike breakthrough as consultants’ union agrees new pay deal with government
1 year ago

NHS strike breakthrough as consultants’ union agrees new pay deal with government

The Independent  

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UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
1 year ago

UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of disruptive strikes, officials said Monday. The Department of Health and Social Care said it submitted a pay offer to doctors’ unions after weeks of talks, and union leaders agreed to put the proposal to their members for a vote. The British …

Junior doctors to hold talks with Government over NHS England dispute
1 year, 2 months ago

Junior doctors to hold talks with Government over NHS England dispute

The Independent  

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C-sections are being CANCELLED due to worst ever NHS strikes as £130,000-a-year consultants and junior doctors bring hospitals to a 'standstill' with 72-hour walk-out
1 year, 2 months ago

C-sections are being CANCELLED due to worst ever NHS strikes as £130,000-a-year consultants and junior doctors bring hospitals to a 'standstill' with 72-hour walk-out

Daily Mail  

***Have YOU been affected by the 72-hour strike? Email [email protected] *** The British Medical Association was today accused of threatening to withdraw even emergency care unless hospitals cancelled all elective appointments during the 72-hour strike by consultants and junior doctors. Pictured medics on the picket line outside University College Hospital today 'As you will already be aware, the BMA’s legal …

NHS hospitals 'are paying doctors up to £7,900 a shift to cover striking colleagues who are ''ripping off'' the health service'
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS hospitals 'are paying doctors up to £7,900 a shift to cover striking colleagues who are ''ripping off'' the health service'

Daily Mail  

Doctors are getting paid up to £7,900 a shift by hospitals to cover for striking staff, a freedom of information request has revealed. Fresh industrial action by doctors and consultants this week is set to see services reduced to levels usually seen on Christmas Day again with nearly all routine care cancelled, as they are joined by dentists and radiographers …

NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?

Al Jazeera  

UK doctors have begun a 72-hour strike to demand pay rise and better working conditions amid cost of living crisis. Consultants and junior doctors – who form 80 percent of hospital doctors – began the 72-hour strike at 7am on Monday, as the ruling Conservative Party convened for its annual meeting in Manchester. Last year, junior doctors were offered an …

Junior doctors across England continue strike action
1 year, 3 months ago

Junior doctors across England continue strike action

The Independent  

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England’s National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors’ strike escalates
1 year, 3 months ago

England’s National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors’ strike escalates

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England on Wednesday as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint strike action. Tens of thousands of so-called junior doctors walked off the job for the sixth time since last December in an escalation of their increasingly bitter …

Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again
1 year, 4 months ago

Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again

Associated Press  

LONDON — Hospital care across England largely came to a standstill on Thursday as senior doctors launch another 48-hour strike amid an ongoing pay dispute between medics and the British government. Thousands of hospital doctors say they will only provide emergency care, and the National Health Service warned patients to expect major disruption during the two-day strike. Thursday’s action is …

Scottish Government offers to mediate junior doctor strike talks
1 year, 4 months ago

Scottish Government offers to mediate junior doctor strike talks

The Independent  

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Union leader urges PM to return ‘to real world’ to settle doctors’ pay dispute
1 year, 4 months ago

Union leader urges PM to return ‘to real world’ to settle doctors’ pay dispute

The Independent  

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Doctors in England walk off job again as pay dispute with UK government shows no progress
1 year, 4 months ago

Doctors in England walk off job again as pay dispute with UK government shows no progress

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of doctors in England walked off the job Friday for another four-day stretch, with growing concerns that their bitter pay dispute with the British government will drag on into the winter. The British Medical Association, which represents the approximately 75,000 junior doctors, has been asking for a 35% pay bump to get pay back to …

Junior doctors’ strikes cost NHS £1bn
1 year, 4 months ago

Junior doctors’ strikes cost NHS £1bn

The Telegraph  

On Friday, junior doctors will embark on their fifth round of walkouts in a four-day strike lasting until Tuesday. Julian Kelly, the NHS chief financial officer, told the most recent NHS England board meeting that the cost of April’s five-day junior doctors’ strike was £315 million. Research by Health Service Journal showed around one in four NHS trusts meeting the …

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation
1 year, 4 months ago

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation

The Independent  

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Doctors in England escalate pay dispute as they announce another 4-day walkout in August
1 year, 4 months ago

Doctors in England escalate pay dispute as they announce another 4-day walkout in August

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service will go on strike for a further four days in August as their pay dispute with the government shows few, if any, signs of resolution, their union said Wednesday. “It should never have got to the point where we needed to announce a fifth round of strike action,” …

Radiographers at 37 NHS trusts in England on strike over pay
1 year, 4 months ago

Radiographers at 37 NHS trusts in England on strike over pay

The Independent  

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Strike by NHS consultants is last-ditch attempt to save profession, says BMA
1 year, 5 months ago

Strike by NHS consultants is last-ditch attempt to save profession, says BMA

The Independent  

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Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of senior doctors in England began a 48-hour walkout Thursday to demand better pay and conditions, paralyzing hospitals and leaving only emergency care covered. The Conservative government has offered a 6% pay increase to the doctors, but the British Medical Association, the doctors’ union known as the BMA, called this “derisory.” It said doctors have seen real-term …

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 …

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

The Independent  

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Junior doctors to strike for five days in longest walkout in NHS history
1 year, 6 months ago

Junior doctors to strike for five days in longest walkout in NHS history

The Independent  

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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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Most NHS unions in England vote to accept revised pay offer
1 year, 7 months ago

Most NHS unions in England vote to accept revised pay offer

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 …

Forcing nurses to accept this pay offer is no win for the government
1 year, 7 months ago

Forcing nurses to accept this pay offer is no win for the government

The Independent  

If the NHS staff council vote to accept the government’s pay offer, it will be a pyrrhic victory for health secretary Steve Barclay. Somewhere a long time ago they fell in love with the idea that the aristocracy – even the slickest and brightest members of royalty – were real heroes and truly exciting people.” Robert Boston Kingshill, Kent More …

NHS braced for large-scale disruption as nurses prepare for 28-hour strike
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS braced for large-scale disruption as nurses prepare for 28-hour strike

The Independent  

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Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike
1 year, 7 months ago

Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike

The Independent  

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UK health dept takes legal action against nurses' union planning a major strike
1 year, 7 months ago

UK health dept takes legal action against nurses' union planning a major strike

Hindustan Times  

The British government on Thursday succeeded in limiting the length of an upcoming strike by nurses, after the health department took legal action against a trade union over the dispute. However, Britain's health department said that industrial action on May 2 would be unlawful because a vote to strike is only valid for six months after a ballot of trade …

NHS leaders warn nurses’ strikes will put A&E in ‘precarious’ position
1 year, 7 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 …

Senior doctors intervene in junior medic strikes as union softens on 35pc pay demand
1 year, 8 months ago

Senior doctors intervene in junior medic strikes as union softens on 35pc pay demand

The Telegraph  

Medical leaders have intervened in the junior doctor pay row and called for mediators to broker talks to end the strikes. It came as the British Medical Association appeared to soften its pay demands and Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, said discussions could not take place unless they removed their demand for a 35 per cent salary increase. The Academy …

‘Colossal impact’ of junior doctors’ strike on operations revealed
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Colossal impact’ of junior doctors’ strike on operations revealed

The Telegraph  

On April 30 from 8pm, Royal College of Nursing members in England will walk out for 48 hours after rejecting the Government’s pay offer of a five per cent pay rise this year and a cash payment for last year. The Prime Minister said the 54 per cent vote in favour of rejecting the pay offer was a “very narrow …

Junior doctors’ leader apologises for booking holiday during strike
1 year, 8 months ago

Junior doctors’ leader apologises for booking holiday during strike

The Independent  

A junior doctors’ leader behind one of the longest ever NHS strikes has apologised for “undermining” the action by going on holiday while his colleagues are on the picket line. In a message to his colleagues, posted online, he wrote: “I can see that you feel undermined and I am really sorry my actions have contributed to that.” open image …

Why are junior doctors striking?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why are junior doctors striking?

The Independent  

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Health secretary accuses union of ‘militant stance’ in row over junior doctors’ pay
1 year, 8 months ago

Health secretary accuses union of ‘militant stance’ in row over junior doctors’ pay

The Independent  

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