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 of the Patients Association, told MailOnline: 'We believe the strikes — especially tomorrow when both junior doctors and consultants will be out on strike — risk patient safety and the long-term well-being of millions of patients. Pictured, BMA consultant members outside Nottingham University Hospital this morning The action today also comes as the Government this week outlined plans to extend strike laws to ensure more healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses, in hospitals provide a minimum level of cover. Steve Barclay told Sky News this morning: 'What we're announcing today is how we protect time-critical hospital services, so things like chemotherapy, things like dialysis, because we recognise the right to strike is important, but we've got to balance that with also the right of patients to key treatments' A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said it was for junior doctors and consultants to explain why they were taking strike action when they are already receiving a pay rise. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said it was for junior doctors and consultants to explain why they were taking strike action when they are already receiving a pay rise.

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

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

The Independent  

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Doctors at AIIMS, RML end strike over Kolkata rape case after 11 days
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Doctors at AIIMS, RML end strike over Kolkata rape case after 11 days

Hindustan Times  

After 11 days, resident doctors at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital called off the strike on Thursday in response to an appeal made by the Supreme Court of India. After 11 days of protest, resident doctors at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on Thursday called off …

Doctors go on nationwide strike in India after brutal rape and murder of junior medic in Kolkata
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Doctors go on nationwide strike in India after brutal rape and murder of junior medic in Kolkata

The Independent  

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Nationwide strike by Indian doctors over Kolkata medic’s rape, murder
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nationwide strike by Indian doctors over Kolkata medic’s rape, murder

Al Jazeera  

Hospitals hit by 24-hour shutdown as protests demanding protection for health workers and condemning violence swell. Medical strike across India: Staff protest against rape and murder of trainee Hundreds of thousands of Indian health workers and their supporters have launched a nationwide strike to protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor last week at a government hospital …

Resident doctors' body ends strike after assurance from health minister Nadda on safety demands
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Resident doctors' body ends strike after assurance from health minister Nadda on safety demands

Hindustan Times  

The Federation of Resident Doctors' Associations called off its nationwide strike on Tuesday after receiving assurances from Union health minister JP Nadda. FORDA president Aviral Mathur told ANI that after meeting with the minister, they were assured that their demands for a safer working environment would be addressed promptly. Strike crippled health services nationwide Resident doctors across India had launched …

Resident doctors' body ends strike after assurance from health minister Nadda on safety demands
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Resident doctors' body ends strike after assurance from health minister Nadda on safety demands

Hindustan Times  

The Federation of Resident Doctors' Associations called off its nationwide strike on Tuesday after receiving assurances from Union health minister JP Nadda. FORDA president Aviral Mathur told ANI that after meeting with the minister, they were assured that their demands for a safer working environment would be addressed promptly. Strike crippled health services nationwide Resident doctors across India had launched …

Doctors' nationwide strike: Which medical services remain affected? Check details
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Doctors' nationwide strike: Which medical services remain affected? Check details

India TV News  

Significantly, FORDA has first announced the strike in a statement released on Sunday, aiming to show solidarity with the victims and address broader issues of safety for healthcare workers. "As a mark of our solidarity with the colleagues of RG Kar, we announce a nationwide halt of elective services in hospitals starting Monday. This decision is not made lightly, but …

'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, 1 week 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 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
6 months, 1 week 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 …

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, 1 week 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 …

NHS consultants accept deal giving some doctors a £20,000 pay rise – bringing end to strikes
9 months ago

NHS consultants accept deal giving some doctors a £20,000 pay rise – bringing end to strikes

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. “After years of repeated real-terms pay cuts, caused by government interference and a failure of …

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

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

The Independent  

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Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues
10 months, 1 week 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
10 months, 4 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, 4 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, 3 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 …

Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’
1 year ago

Combination of strikes and rise in flu and Covid ‘a perfect storm for the NHS’

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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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 ago

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

The Independent  

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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  

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

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

The Independent  

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

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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  

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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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Price of worst strike in NHS history laid bare: 'Devastated' patients left in tears as they face weeks of suffering while waiting for new appointments and warn lives are at risk due to mass medic walk
1 year, 3 months ago

Price of worst strike in NHS history laid bare: 'Devastated' patients left in tears as they face weeks of suffering while waiting for new appointments and warn lives are at risk due to mass medic walk

Daily Mail  

Patients have been left in tears after being told their NHS appointment has been cancelled due to the strikes — with some having to wait more than a month for it to be rescheduled. Shaun Howe, a delivery driver from the Isle of Wight whose knee replacement is infected, said he was 'devastated' when his appointment was cancelled and warned …

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 …

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, 3 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 …

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 …

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 …

What the papers say – August 11
1 year, 4 months ago

What the papers say – August 11

The Independent  

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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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