Thousands of NHS appointments cancelled as talks fail to avert nursing strike
2 years ago

Thousands of NHS appointments cancelled as talks fail to avert nursing strike

The Independent  

Thousands of NHS operations and appointments are being cancelled across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, after last-ditch talks failed to avert the first nursing strike in a generation. Ministers said they were “straining every sinew” to mitigate the impact of industrial action on the public, but Labour accused the government of “spoiling for a fight” with unions, after health secretary Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay in talks with RCN chief executive Pat Cullen. Labour’s shadow health secretary Wes Streeting accused Mr Barclay of “spoiling for a fight” and refusing to engage with the healthcare unions, insisting that “a few hours of talks” on pay could still avert this week’s action. He said ministers would be “straining every sinew” to minimise risks to the public, but admitted: “We cannot eliminate them.” Earlier on Monday, Mr Barclay said giving in to pay demands would take money away from efforts to clear the 7 million-strong backlog of patients awaiting treatment. “We’d have to take money away from patients waiting for operations to then fund additional pay.” A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said Mr Barclay said he would continue to engage with the RCN as the government moved into the pay review process for next year and on non-pay related issues.

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Why Labour should forget about fining patients for missed appointments
2 months ago

Why Labour should forget about fining patients for missed appointments

The Telegraph  

How do you solve a problem like missed NHS appointments? Asked whether he would consider this measure, Wes Streeting told Times Radio: “At this stage, it’s not something I’m looking at doing, but once we’ve got the system working effectively, if we still have this problem of missed appointments then I might be more open-minded.” The Telegraph understands the policy …

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

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

Associated Press  

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

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

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

Associated Press  

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

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

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

Associated Press  

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

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

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

LA Times  

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

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

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

Daily Mail  

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

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

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

Al Jazeera  

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

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

Junior doctors across England continue strike action

The Independent  

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

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation

The Independent  

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

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

Associated Press  

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

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

Radiographers at 37 NHS trusts in England on strike over pay

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

Associated Press  

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

Nurses strikes to end but now senior doctors vote to walk out
1 year, 5 months ago

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

The Independent  

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 …

NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike

The Independent  

Unions representing more than one million NHS workers have voted to accept a 5 per cent pay rise from the government following months of strikes. Health secretary Steve Barclay called the agreement a “good day for NHS staff and patients” and said he will implement the deal for all staff, even those who have not accepted the offer. We mustn’t …

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

Most NHS unions in England vote to accept revised pay offer

The Independent  

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‘Determined’ nurses the NHS ‘can’t cope’ without will push ahead with strikes, union leader warns
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Determined’ nurses the NHS ‘can’t cope’ without will push ahead with strikes, union leader warns

The Independent  

The health service “can’t cope” without nurses who are “determined” to press on with strikes even if a pay rise for NHS workers goes ahead on Tuesday, union leaders have said. Pat Cullen, leader of the RCN, denied support for strikes among her members would “crumble” if the pay rise goes ahead, saying: “These are very determined people”. The deal …

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

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

The Independent  

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

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

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

The Independent  

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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 …

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

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

The Telegraph  

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

Barclay slams ‘regrettable’ four-day strike by junior doctors in bitter pay row
1 year, 8 months ago

Barclay slams ‘regrettable’ four-day strike by junior doctors in bitter pay row

The Independent  

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Real cost of junior doctors’ strike revealed in leaked NHS documents
1 year, 8 months ago

Real cost of junior doctors’ strike revealed in leaked NHS documents

The Independent  

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Junior doctors' 35 per cent pay demand is 'not a tall ask', insists union
1 year, 8 months ago

Junior doctors' 35 per cent pay demand is 'not a tall ask', insists union

The Telegraph  

Calls by junior doctors for a 35 per cent pay increase are not a "tall ask", the British Medical Association has insisted, as medics walked out for the first of four days of strike action. Dr Vivek Trivedi, the co-chairman of the BMA junior doctors' committee, said industrial action could be suspended if Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, approached negotiations …

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 …

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 …

UK govt, health unions agree pay deal in bid to end NHS strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

UK govt, health unions agree pay deal in bid to end NHS strikes

Firstpost  

London: The UK government and unions representing various health workers in England said Thursday they have agreed a deal to increase pay by 5 percent in the next financial year, potentially ending damaging strikes. The package, impacting around one million National Health Service staff, will also include a further 2.0 per cent rise to this year’s salaries and a one-off …

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 nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
1 year, 10 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, 10 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 …

U.K. nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

U.K. nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies

The Hindu  

Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the UK's overburdened public health system. “Nursing students don't want to be nurses, experienced nurses are leaving, there will be no-one left and I don't blame them, but I can't imagine …

UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the U.K.‘s overburdened public health system. “Nursing students don’t want to be nurses, experienced nurses are leaving, there will be no-one left and I don’t blame them, but I …

Patients will suffer if striking nurses are handed pay rise, health secretary says
1 year, 11 months ago

Patients will suffer if striking nurses are handed pay rise, health secretary says

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. Health secretary Steve Barclay previously hinted he was considering backdating nurses’ pay His words come …

Strikes UK latest news: Steve Barclay says ‘patients will pay the price’ as nurses prepare to walk out
1 year, 11 months ago

Strikes UK latest news: Steve Barclay says ‘patients will pay the price’ as nurses prepare to walk out

The Independent  

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More misery for NHS patients as thousands of nurses stage two-day strike across England
1 year, 11 months ago

More misery for NHS patients as thousands of nurses stage two-day strike across England

Daily Mail  

An NHS nurse has tearfully described how she is barley living 'pay cheque to pay cheque' as she stood on the picket line during today's nursing strike. NHS physiotherapists hold their first strike action on January 26 and then again on February 9 Her comments, made on the first day of a second round of strikes organised by the Royal …

Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards
1 year, 11 months ago

Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards

Daily Mail  

A hospital has been accused of putting lives at risk by asking patients’ friends and family to help out on strike days. Nurses at 55 NHS trusts in England are walking out today and tomorrow in pursuit of an inflation-busting 19.2 per cent pay rise A message on the Dorset County Hospital website says: ‘Relatives and friends of patients in …

Record levels of NHS staff resign as nurses say they are ‘broken’
1 year, 11 months ago

Record levels of NHS staff resign as nurses say they are ‘broken’

The Independent  

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NHS strikes to continue after unions reject Welsh Government’s offer
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS strikes to continue after unions reject Welsh Government’s offer

The Independent  

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NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS staff have to work harder to ‘justify’ more pay, Steve Barclay tells furious unions

The Independent  

Planned strikes by NHS workers looked set to go ahead after trade union leaders branded talks with Steve Barclay over pay “bitterly disappointing” and an “insult”. A walkout of ambulance workers will go ahead on Wednesday after the failed crisis talks, during which Mr Barclay told union leaders any pay increase would have to involve greater “productivity and efficiency” from …

Wales ambulance workers prepare for second day of strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

Wales ambulance workers prepare for second day of strikes

The Independent  

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NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions announce new strikes for January
2 years ago

NHS ‘close to overheating’ as unions announce new strikes for January

The Independent  

The NHS is close “overheating completely” during one of its darkest ever winters, health leaders have warned, as union leaders stepped up their pay dispute with Rishi Sunak’s government and announced that more strikes are set to take place in January. NHS leaders said there were already signs of pent-up demand putting intense pressure on A&E departments following Wednesday’s strike …

'We should pay up - there is no question that nursing staff deserve better'
2 years ago

'We should pay up - there is no question that nursing staff deserve better'

The Telegraph  

Strike chaos persisted this week and was the most discussed topic among Telegraph readers after the first national health worker strikes in 30 years took place on Wednesday. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, had been directly opposed to the strikes and accused the Unions of making the conscious choice to inflict harm on patients. Read on to see how Telegraph …

NHS braced for ‘worst’ chaos ahead as strike knock-on effect hits hospitals
2 years ago

NHS braced for ‘worst’ chaos ahead as strike knock-on effect hits hospitals

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. Senior health figures have said the “fallout from strike action is likely to spill over …

UK Ambulance Workers Ready to Join Widening Strikes Amid Protests by Nurse
2 years ago

UK Ambulance Workers Ready to Join Widening Strikes Amid Protests by Nurse

News 18  

UK ambulance workers readied to walk out on Wednesday, a day after nurses staged their second stoppage, in a widening dispute with the government which is refusing to cede to above-inflation demands on pay. On the picket line outside a central London hospital opposite parliament, Mamta Pun, 25, said Sunak’s stance on the pay dispute was “a slap in the …

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