UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike
2 years, 3 months ago

UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government said Tuesday it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretched health system. The government insists it can’t get directly involved in pay talks between unions and employers — but Sunak also told the Daily Mail that double-digit public sector raises would drive inflation even higher, which would “make people poorer in the long run.” A meeting between Health Secretary Steve Barclay and leaders of three ambulance unions on Tuesday failed to produce a solution. Britain’s health system is under strain from surging demand as pandemic restrictions ease, alongside staff shortages from burnout and Brexit, which has made it harder for Europeans to work in the U.K. Official statistics show that ambulances in many areas are stuck waiting outside hospital emergency departments, sometimes for hours, because there are no beds for the patients. Rachel Harrison, national secretary of the GMB union representing ambulance staff, said the delays and backlogs were “having a devastating effect on our members — frustration, stress, burnout, exhaustion, low morale, mental health.” On a picket line outside St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, nurse Rosie Wood said many of her colleagues were exhausted because of staff shortages.

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Thousands of nurses and midwives strike across NSW demanding better pay despite IRC order
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of nurses and midwives strike across NSW demanding better pay despite IRC order

ABC  

Thousands of nurses across New South Wales have walked off the job demanding better pay, despite an Industrial Relations Commission order for them not to. "I understand that's not be acceptable, but the government has said if we can't get to an agreement on our offer, we're prepared to accept the decision of the independent umpire," Mr Minns said. NSW …

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

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

Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike
1 year, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 …

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

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

Associated Press  

LONDON — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their long-running dispute with the British government over pay levels. Patients in Britain’s state-owned National Health Service have been warned that there will be “significant disruption,” with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed or even canceled. Tens of thousands of so-called junior …

Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Doctors on strike for ‘equivalent of month’, says NHS chief in talks plea
1 year, 5 months ago

Doctors on strike for ‘equivalent of month’, says NHS chief in talks plea

The Independent  

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NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?
1 year, 5 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, 6 months ago

Junior doctors across England continue strike action

The Independent  

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NHS strikes: what happens when politics clashes with patient care?
1 year, 6 months ago

NHS strikes: what happens when politics clashes with patient care?

The Independent  

Qualified doctors of all grades represented by the British Medical Association are on strike again. Health secretary Steve Barclay said this year’s pay offer was a “final and fair” settlement and met the independent pay review body’s recommendations; consultants are being given 6 per cent, junior doctors an average of 8.8 per cent, depending on their grade. Some claim militant …

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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Government outlines plan to crack down on NHS staff strikes
1 year, 6 months ago

Government outlines plan to crack down on NHS staff strikes

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. But NHS Providers, the membership body for hospitals, said the plan “risks worsening industrial relations …

Striking NHS medics WON'T be offered any more cash, officials confirm - as health leader warns walkouts will swallow £200million for protecting against winter crisis
1 year, 6 months ago

Striking NHS medics WON'T be offered any more cash, officials confirm - as health leader warns walkouts will swallow £200million for protecting against winter crisis

Daily Mail  

Striking NHS medics won't be offered any more cash, the Health Secretary confirmed today. Steve Barclay today insisted that there would be no more talks about pay with the British Medical Association — the union coordinating the action in England Junior doctors and consultants will stage fresh walkouts next week in their ongoing row with the Government over pay. It …

Hospital services in the UK come to a standstill as thousands of senior doctors strike again
1 year, 7 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 …

Thousands of UK hospital doctors walk out in the latest pay dispute, crippling health services
1 year, 8 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 …

Why are England’s top doctors striking?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why are England’s top doctors striking?

The Independent  

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UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay hikes to end strikes
1 year, 8 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 …

Doctor strikes could last until 2025, senior medic warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Doctor strikes could last until 2025, senior medic warns

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 Strike action by doctors could last until 2025, a senior …

Nurses strikes to end but now senior doctors vote to walk out
1 year, 9 months ago

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

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. Trust leaders want the government and unions to sit down, facilitated by a third party …

More than 650,000 operations and appointments rescheduled due to strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

More than 650,000 operations and appointments rescheduled due to strikes

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 More than 650,000 routine operations and appointments have had to …

Nurses to be balloted over fresh wave of strikes
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses to be balloted over fresh wave of strikes

The Independent  

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Ambulance workers in South East to strike as union escalates industrial action
1 year, 10 months ago

Ambulance workers in South East to strike as union escalates industrial action

The Independent  

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NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike
1 year, 10 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 …

How long are nurses on strike for?
1 year, 10 months ago

How long are nurses on strike for?

The Independent  

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Nurses walk out in England, some critical services affected
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses walk out in England, some critical services affected

Al Jazeera  

The 28-hour strike is the latest stoppage in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over pay and conditions. The 28-hour strike, which started at 8pm on Sunday, comes after members of the Royal College of Nursing earlier this month voted to reject a 5 percent government pay increase offer. Earlier this month, British healthcare and ambulance workers belonging to …

NHS braced for large-scale disruption as nurses prepare for 28-hour strike
1 year, 11 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, 11 months ago

Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike

The Independent  

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Nurses prepare to strike after contrasting results from two union ballots
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses prepare to strike after contrasting results from two union ballots

The Independent  

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UK health dept takes legal action against nurses' union planning a major strike
1 year, 11 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, 11 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’ walk outs could last until Christmas as union plans ‘mega strike’
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses’ walk outs could last until Christmas as union plans ‘mega strike’

The Independent  

Royal College of Nursing union leader Pat Cullen has said nurses could strike until Christmas if Rishi Sunak’s government does not back down on pay demands. Then we will move immediately to ballot our members.” The union leader told the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “If that ballot is successful it will mean further strike action right up until Christmas.” …

Health workers announce fresh strikes in pay row
1 year, 11 months ago

Health workers announce fresh strikes in pay row

The Independent  

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Nurses reject 5% pay deal and vote for all-out strike - with no exemptions for emergency care
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses reject 5% pay deal and vote for all-out strike - with no exemptions for emergency care

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. In the letter to health secretary Steve Barclay, RCN general secretary Pat Cullen warned that …

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike
1 year, 11 months ago

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of doctors walked off the job across England on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.’s public health service. Picket lines formed outside major hospitals and hundreds of doctors marched past the prime minister’s 10 Downing St. residence to Parliament, chanting “We are off to …

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
2 years 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: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike
2 years ago

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics. The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union, says pay for junior doctors has fallen 26% in real terms since 2008, while workload and patient waiting …

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
2 years ago

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence on Saturday to support health care workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service. NHS England said the doctors’ strike would be even more disruptive than recent walkouts by nurses and ambulance staff. As well as …

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
2 years ago

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are set to strike in England on Monday for three days amid pay dispute. Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence on Saturday to support healthcare workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service. NHS England said the doctors’ …

Nurses suspend 48-hour strike action for pay talks with government
2 years, 1 month ago

Nurses suspend 48-hour strike action for pay talks with government

The Independent  

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Thousands more ambulance workers set to join strikes over pay and staffing
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands more ambulance workers set to join strikes over pay and staffing

The Independent  

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Border Force staff and ambulance workers strike today as unions announce MORE rail and NHS walkouts
2 years, 1 month ago

Border Force staff and ambulance workers strike today as unions announce MORE rail and NHS walkouts

Daily Mail  

Border Force staff have joined ambulance workers in the latest round of strike action today after rail and nurses unions announced a series of crippling strikes from next month. Ambulances outside ambulance headquarters in Coventry, West Midlands on Friday morning Ambulance workers on the picket line outside the Bromsgrove Ambulance Hub, Worcestershire on Friday Steve Dann Border Force Chief Operating …

Nurse strikes escalate as A&E and intensive care staff to join 48-hour walkout
2 years, 1 month ago

Nurse strikes escalate as A&E and intensive care staff to join 48-hour walkout

The Independent  

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UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
2 years, 1 month ago

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff walked off the job in the U.K. on Monday in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country’s public health system. The walkout is the latest in a wave of strikes that has disrupted Britons’ lives for months, as workers — especially in the public sector …

‘We’re on our knees’ – nurses on picket lines in biggest NHS strike
2 years, 1 month ago

‘We’re on our knees’ – nurses on picket lines in biggest NHS strike

The Independent  

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British workers stage largest strike in history of health service
2 years, 1 month ago

British workers stage largest strike in history of health service

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Health workers in Britain began their largest strike on Monday, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute, putting further strain on the state-run National Health Service. Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately on and off since late last year but Monday's walkout involving both, largely in England, is …

Strike action hit more than 88,000 appointments in England, says NHS
2 years, 1 month ago

Strike action hit more than 88,000 appointments in England, says NHS

The Independent  

Strike action in the health service has led to more than 88,000 appointments being postponed in England, health leaders have said. Industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists has disrupted tens of thousands of appointments in just seven weeks at hospitals and across community services, NHS Providers said. NHS Providers said hospital leaders were worried that disruption to the …

Physiotherapists strike for first time EVER as up to 4,000 medics walk-out in dispute over pay
2 years, 2 months ago

Physiotherapists strike for first time EVER as up to 4,000 medics walk-out in dispute over pay

Daily Mail  

Thousands of NHS physiotherapists took to picket lines today in their first ever walk-out over pay. Pictured here are staff from St Thomas' Hospital in London The calendar shows planned strike dates among NHS staff in the coming months They have also threatened to hold another strike on February 9 if No10 does not bow to their demands. Greg Stretton, …

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