Ambulance workers announce six more strikes as bitter pay row escalates
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance workers announce six more strikes as bitter pay row escalates

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 extent of the crisis in emergency care came into sharper focus still on Friday, as analysis by The Independent of NHS data and harm estimates by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives found that a record number of patients suffered “severe harm” as a result of delays in December. Health secretary Steve Barclay has warned unions that paramedic strikes last week were not enough to “ensure patient and public safety”, as Rishi Sunak’s government pushes to impose minimum service levels. “Ministers are deliberately misleading the public about the life and limb cover and who is to blame for excessive deaths.” Tearful NHS nurse says she can 'barely make ends meet' as she breaks down on picket line The current crisis has been described as “the worst ever” in emergency care, and just days ago The Independent revealed that the number of patients waiting more than 12 hours for A&E treatment exceeded 50,000 a week for the first time ever last month. The health secretary’s remarks were given short shrift on picket lines, and came depite an “olive branch” from the Royal College of Nursing as it relented last month to meet the government “halfway” on its initial demands of a 19 per cent pay rise.

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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  

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, 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 …

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  

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 …

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 …

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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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  

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108 ambulance workers in Madurai to go on strike from January 8
1 year, 2 months ago

108 ambulance workers in Madurai to go on strike from January 8

The Hindu  

Members of the 108 Ambulance Workers’ Union, including drivers, emergency medical technicians and call centre personnel, have announced an indefinite strike from January 8 in Madurai, Dindigul and Theni districts. Their long-pending demand for a decent working place for the workers, both men and women, had not been met by the State government even since the operation of 108 ambulance …

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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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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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 …

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 …

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 …

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation
1 year, 5 months ago

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation

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 …

Junior doctors in England to start 5-day strike – as health boss warns NHS will lose £100m
1 year, 5 months ago

Junior doctors in England to start 5-day strike – as health boss warns NHS will lose £100m

The Independent  

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

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

Associated Press  

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

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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Doctor strikes could last until 2025, senior medic warns
1 year, 6 months ago

Doctor strikes could last until 2025, senior medic warns

The Independent  

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Nurses strikes to end but now senior doctors vote to walk out
1 year, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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NHS chief warns of ‘enormous’ disruption as junior doctors’ announce strike
1 year, 6 months ago

NHS chief warns of ‘enormous’ disruption as junior doctors’ announce strike

The Independent  

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Ambulance workers in South East to strike as union escalates industrial action
1 year, 8 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, 8 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, 8 months ago

How long are nurses on strike for?

The Independent  

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NHS braced for large-scale disruption as nurses prepare for 28-hour strike
1 year, 8 months ago

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

The Independent  

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

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

The Telegraph  

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

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike
1 year, 8 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 …

Fears of ‘unparalleled’ disruption as UK junior doctors strike
1 year, 8 months ago

Fears of ‘unparalleled’ disruption as UK junior doctors strike

Al Jazeera  

Up to a quarter of a million appointments could be postponed in the longest stoppage of the wave of unrest in the UK. Junior doctors across England have launched a four-day strike over pay that is likely to cause unprecedented disruption to the health service, leaving up to a quarter of a million appointments postponed. The BMA has said the …

Ambulance crisis ‘horror’ forcing Britons to make their own way to hospital
1 year, 9 months ago

Ambulance crisis ‘horror’ forcing Britons to make their own way to hospital

The Independent  

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Four-day junior doctors’ strike is ‘most worrying’ in NHS history
1 year, 9 months ago

Four-day junior doctors’ strike is ‘most worrying’ in NHS history

The Telegraph  

Patient safety will be at risk during 10 days of NHS chaos as the longest junior doctors strike in history clashes with Easter holidays, health leaders have warned. Layla McCay, the policy director at NHS Confederation, which represents trusts and health authorities, said hospitals had “never worried about a strike as much”, warning that many consultants who would normally cover …

Over 175,000 appointments cancelled in junior doctors’ strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 175,000 appointments cancelled in junior doctors’ strikes

The Telegraph  

This week’s junior doctors’ strikes resulted in more than 175,000 operations and appointments being scrapped – more than the winter of walkouts by other NHS workers, official figures have revealed. The data show the devastating impact of industrial action, which saw junior doctors withdraw from A&E and critical care departments in hospitals across England, as well as planned care. Health …

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

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes

Associated Press  

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

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

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

Live Mint  

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

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike
1 year, 9 months 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 …

Junior doctors across England go on strike over pay, burnout
1 year, 9 months ago

Junior doctors across England go on strike over pay, burnout

Al Jazeera  

Junior doctors go on strike for three days, protesting against inadequate pay and burnout that risks driving staff out of the health service as it tackles record-high patient waiting lists. Junior doctors across England have started their three-day strike, protesting against inadequate pay and burnout that risks driving staff out of the National Health Service as it tackles record-high patient …

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
1 year, 9 months 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
1 year, 9 months 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’ …

Militant doctors’ union plan to bring the NHS to its knees during three-day walkouts
1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Telegraph  

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

Fresh strike by NHS workers across England next month
1 year, 10 months ago

Fresh strike by NHS workers across England next month

The Independent  

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Nurse strikes escalate as A&E and intensive care staff to join 48-hour walkout
1 year, 10 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Nurses announce new strike action - is your area affected?
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses announce new strike action - is your area affected?

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. While Pat Cullen of the Royal College of Nurses previously told The Independent that its …

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

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

The Independent  

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

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
1 year, 11 months 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 …

British workers stage largest strike in history of health service
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Physiotherapists strike for first time EVER as up to 4,000 medics walk-out in dispute over pay
1 year, 11 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, …

Thousands of NHS physiotherapists to strike over pay
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of NHS physiotherapists to strike over pay

The Independent  

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