Junior doctors should call off strike if parties agree to talks – health leaders
7 months ago

Junior doctors should call off strike if parties agree to talks – health leaders

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. Read our privacy policy Junior doctors in England should call off their upcoming strike if major political parties pledge to reopen talks as a priority after the General Election, health leaders have said. We urge politicians of all stripes to pledge to open talks with the BMA within 10 days of taking office and in return, we call on the BMA to respond by halting this planned disruption Matthew Taylor, NHS Confederation When the union announced the strike, it said that if Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made a “concrete commitment to restore doctors’ pay” during his campaign “that is acceptable to the BMA’s junior doctors committee, then no strikes need go ahead”. Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chairs of the BMA junior doctors committee, accused NHS Confederation of having “little understanding” on what is needed to resolve the dispute. “While we would welcome all parties’ recognition of the need to fix doctors’ pay erosion, 20 months into this dispute, the promise of further talks that go nowhere, and extend this dispute unnecessarily, will not be enough for junior doctors.” Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said: “Prior to the General Election we had entered into negotiations with the junior doctors’ committee overseen by an external mediator, and we would return to that process immediately if re-elected.”

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Reconsider decision: Senior Bengal doctors ask junior docs to scale down strike
3 months, 1 week ago

Reconsider decision: Senior Bengal doctors ask junior docs to scale down strike

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Junior doctors in West Bengal’s government hospitals who have been on strike on Thursday held a discussion with senior doctors to decide if they should continue with the complete cease work or scale down the agitation to a partial strike. Members of Bengal Junior Doctors' Front and others take part in a mega rally on October 2 to demand …

Doctors resume strike in India over ‘lack of action’ following rape case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Doctors resume strike in India over ‘lack of action’ following rape case

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. Read our privacy policy Protesting junior doctors in India …

Junior doctors will strike again ‘if we need to’ – BMA
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Junior doctors will strike again ‘if we need to’ – BMA

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. But Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chairman of the BMA’s Junior …

Junior doctors threaten MORE strikes if pay doesn't keep spiking despite ministers handing them a bumper 22% rise to settle current action
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Junior doctors threaten MORE strikes if pay doesn't keep spiking despite ministers handing them a bumper 22% rise to settle current action

Daily Mail  

Junior doctors have warned of more strikes if pay does not keep rising despite accepting a bumper 22 per cent offer. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said it was the 'first step' to getting the NHS back on its feet He told BBC Breakfast: 'This is the first step towards restoring pay, which is all that doctors have wanted since the …

Bengal doctors expected to decide on withdrawing strike today
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal doctors expected to decide on withdrawing strike today

Hindustan Times  

Junior doctors, who have been protesting since a doctor was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month, are expected to decide on withdrawing their 38-day strike on Tuesday afternoon after the government implements its assurance to remove police commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal and two health officials. We will decide after the Supreme Court’s hearing,” …

Junior doctors in England vote to accept Government pay offer
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Junior doctors in England vote to accept Government pay offer

The Independent  

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Punjab govt doctors call off strike, to resume OPD duties from Monday
4 months ago

Punjab govt doctors call off strike, to resume OPD duties from Monday

Hindustan Times  

Punjab Civil Medical Services doctors, who had suspended OPD services since September 9, on Saturday announced that they would be resuming duties from Monday. A doctor examining patients at the Civil Hospital in Amritsar on Saturday after the Punjab Civil Medical Services Association called off its indefinite strike. The Punjab Civil Medical Services Association said that 2,500 doctors would compensate …

'Justice & Medicine Cannot Go On Strike': SC Bars Adverse Action Against Doctors For Protesting
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Justice & Medicine Cannot Go On Strike': SC Bars Adverse Action Against Doctors For Protesting

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an order saying that no adverse action should be taken by hospital authorities against doctors for protesting against the brutal rape and murder of a lady doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The apex court today resumed hearing the RG Kar Medical hospital and medical college rape and murder case of …

UK doctors' union may call end to strikes
5 months, 2 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 …

'Difficult' cuts needed to fund staggering 22 per cent junior doctor pay deal Government admits... but union members already slam 'abysmal' offer as 'not good enough'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Difficult' cuts needed to fund staggering 22 per cent junior doctor pay deal Government admits... but union members already slam 'abysmal' offer as 'not good enough'

Daily Mail  

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today confirmed the Government has put a pay deal to junior doctors that could see their earnings rise by a staggering 22 per cent. Yet she admitted 'difficult' cuts were urgently required by Government departments to fund the colossal public sector pay increases The British Medical Association's junior doctors committee will now put the offer to its …

Hospitals left ‘picking up the pieces’ as junior doctors’ strike ends
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hospitals left ‘picking up the pieces’ as junior doctors’ strike ends

The Independent  

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Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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
6 months, 2 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 …

Union urges junior doctors to accept pay offer from Welsh Government
7 months, 1 week ago

Union urges junior doctors to accept pay offer from Welsh Government

The Independent  

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Junior doctors to go on strike for five days during election campaign
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Junior doctors to go on strike for five days during election campaign

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. The co-chairmen of the BMA junior doctors committee, Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, …

Furious Tories accuse junior doctors of 'cynical' tie-up with Labour to sabotage election after militant union announces SIX DAY strike ending just 48 hours before polls open on July 4
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Furious Tories accuse junior doctors of 'cynical' tie-up with Labour to sabotage election after militant union announces SIX DAY strike ending just 48 hours before polls open on July 4

Daily Mail  

Tories vented fury at unions for attempting to sabotage the election today after junior doctors announce a six-day walkout. Pictured, junior doctors in January outside the Royal Victoria Infirmary Junior doctors in their first year now have a basic pay of £32,300, while those with three years' experience make £43,900. Junior doctors in their first year now have a basic …

New deal could end strike action by top hospital doctors in England
10 months, 1 week ago

New deal could end strike action by top hospital doctors in England

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. BMA consultants committee chairman Dr Vishal Sharma said: “This hard fought-for offer marks a step …

Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues

The Independent  

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Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue
11 months 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
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Junior doctors’ strikes threaten to cancel out NHS waiting list progress
1 year ago

Junior doctors’ strikes threaten to cancel out NHS waiting list progress

The Telegraph  

Junior doctors’ strikes could cancel out the progress made on reducing the NHS waiting list, data suggest. The NHS posted a near record fall in the overall waiting list of 100,000 to 7.6 million in November, when there were no doctors’ strikes. It marked the largest decline since 2010, excluding three months at the start of the pandemic, and was …

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

NHS services on ‘back foot’ as longest-ever strike looms, top doctor says
1 year ago

NHS services on ‘back foot’ as longest-ever strike looms, top doctor says

The Independent  

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Patients will be at risk in January’s strike by junior doctors – health chief
1 year ago

Patients will be at risk in January’s strike by junior doctors – health chief

The Independent  

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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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Health Secretary told to ‘stop trying to divide’ doctors
1 year ago

Health Secretary told to ‘stop trying to divide’ doctors

The Independent  

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Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
1 year ago

Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service

The Independent  

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

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

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. Read our privacy policy Junior doctors’ strikes will have …

Junior doctors announce fresh strikes after talks break down
1 year, 1 month ago

Junior doctors announce fresh strikes after talks break down

The Independent  

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

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

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. Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins said the …

Junior doctors to strike for three days before Christmas holidays
1 year, 1 month ago

Junior doctors to strike for three days before Christmas holidays

The Telegraph  

Junior doctors have announced a strike covering the three days before the Christmas holidays after failing to reach a deal with the Government. Victoria Atkins, the Health Secretary, said striking doctors were “risking patient safety” during the busy winter period. “It is disappointing that, despite significant progress, the BMA junior doctors’ committee have walked away from negotiations and declared new …

Health Secretary tells of ‘respect’ for junior doctors before strike talks
1 year, 1 month ago

Health Secretary tells of ‘respect’ for junior doctors before strike talks

The Independent  

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Strike talks continue between BMA and Government as doctors decide on next steps
1 year, 2 months ago

Strike talks continue between BMA and Government as doctors decide on next steps

The Independent  

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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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Doctors’ strikes row escalates as NHS leaders claim walkouts are harming patients
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctors’ strikes row escalates as NHS leaders claim walkouts are harming patients

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. The letter, sent on Tuesday by four NHS England directors including medical director Stephen Powis …

Medics vow to strike ‘until next general election and beyond’
1 year, 3 months ago

Medics vow to strike ‘until next general election and beyond’

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, 3 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 strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?
1 year, 3 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 …

Sunak: NHS strikes ‘holding back progress’ on cutting waiting lists
1 year, 3 months ago

Sunak: NHS strikes ‘holding back progress’ on cutting waiting lists

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. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak said doctors’ strikes …

NHS strikes may have caused as many as two million appointments to be cancelled, health leaders warn
1 year, 3 months ago

NHS strikes may have caused as many as two million appointments to be cancelled, health leaders warn

Daily Mail  

NHS strikes are likely to have been far more disruptive than previously feared with 2 million appointments cancelled, health leaders warned last night. A total of 1,015,067 operations and consultations have been impacted by strikes since nurses first walked out in December Four days of industrial action by doctors led to 130,000 operations and consultations being postponed last week, official …

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 …

BMA accused of 'increasing militancy' and blocking patient care during doctors strike – as sick Brits say they are 'suffering' in NHS backlog after walkouts sees ops postponed up to THREE times
1 year, 3 months ago

BMA accused of 'increasing militancy' and blocking patient care during doctors strike – as sick Brits say they are 'suffering' in NHS backlog after walkouts sees ops postponed up to THREE times

Daily Mail  

Consultants will provide a 'Christmas Day' level of service over the next 48 hours The union behind walkouts by doctors this week has been accused of 'increasing militancy' and blocking patients from accessing NHS care by the Health Secretary. The strike days also coincide with Rishi Sunak's first Tory party conference as leader and prime minister Rachel Power, chief executive …

NHS medics could be forced off picket lines and into hospitals under Government plans for minimum staffing levels during industrial action
1 year, 3 months ago

NHS medics could be forced off picket lines and into hospitals under Government plans for minimum staffing levels during industrial action

Daily Mail  

Doctors could be forced to work on strike days under Government plans to introduce minimum safe staffing levels in hospitals. Junior doctors hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, in London on April 11 File photo dated from January 18 this years, of a general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward The …

We are targeting Tory conference, admits doctors’ union
1 year, 4 months ago

We are targeting Tory conference, admits doctors’ union

The Telegraph  

A consultant leading the doctors’ strikes has admitted they are “targeting the Government’s party conference”. Dr Vishal Sharma, the chairman of the BMA’s consultants committee, admitted doctors were targeting the conference “because it’s only the Government who can allow us to meet and end this dispute”. They will be at the Conservative Party conference, and that’s why we will be …

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