'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'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail  

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today confirmed the Government has put a pay deal to junior doctors that could see their earnings rise by a staggering 22 per cent. Yet she admitted 'difficult' cuts were urgently required by Government departments to fund the colossal public sector pay increases The British Medical Association's junior doctors committee will now put the offer to its members. Under the proposed pay deal, junior doctors would see a rise of between 8.1 per cent and 10.3 per cent for the upcoming financial year as well as a backdated 4.05 per cent increase for 2023/24 Your browser does not support iframes. It comes as the Government also confirmed a pay rise of 5.5 per cent for other NHS workers today, including nurses, after accepting the recommendations of the independent pay review body.

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Scottish senior doctors accept an 11 per cent salary bump - after patient satisfaction plummets to a 25 year low
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Scottish senior doctors accept an 11 per cent salary bump - after patient satisfaction plummets to a 25 year low

Daily Mail  

Senior NHS doctors in Scotland have coted to accept a £125 million pay deal that will see a their basic salaries hiked by 10.5 per cent — as public satisfaction hit the lowest level since before the millennium. Scottish Health Secretary Neil Gray claimed the package brought Scottish consultants' pay in line with what doctors get in other parts of …

BMA recommends Scottish junior doctors accept 10.8% pay offer
5 months, 1 week ago

BMA recommends Scottish junior doctors accept 10.8% pay offer

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chairman of the BMA’s Junior …

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

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

Daily Mail  

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

Junior doctors vote to accept government pay deal of 22.3% over two years
6 months ago

Junior doctors vote to accept government pay deal of 22.3% over two years

The Independent  

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Junior doctors in England vote to accept Government pay offer
6 months ago

Junior doctors in England vote to accept Government pay offer

The Independent  

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Tories ideologically hateful towards working people, says doctors’ union
7 months ago

Tories ideologically hateful towards working people, says doctors’ union

The Telegraph  

The British Medical Association has claimed that Tory MPs are “ideologically hateful towards working people” in a row over public sector pay. The comments by Dr Rob Laurenson, the co-chairman of the BMA’s junior doctors’ committee, came as train drivers were offered a pay rise of nearly 15 per cent over three years by the Government. Although Dr Laurenson represents …

Junior doctors should see 22% pay rise deal as a compromise, say readers
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Junior doctors should see 22% pay rise deal as a compromise, say readers

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 some noted that British doctors often emigrate, others also pointed out that NHS doctors’ …

UK doctors' union may call end to strikes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UK doctors' union may call end to strikes

China Daily  

This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain. Months of industrial action by junior doctors in England's National Health Service may be coming to an end after their union recommended they accept a new offer of a 22.3-percent total pay increase over two years. "I am delighted that …

Is a 20% pay rise enough to halt junior doctor strikes? Join The Independent Debate
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Is a 20% pay rise enough to halt junior doctor strikes? Join The Independent Debate

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. Read our privacy policy Junior doctor strikes may soon end following a government proposal offering …

Labour offers junior doctors a WHOPPING 22 per cent pay rise to end paralysing strikes
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour offers junior doctors a WHOPPING 22 per cent pay rise to end paralysing strikes

Daily Mail  

Labour has offered junior doctors a staggering pay deal that could see their earnings rise by 22.3 per cent over two years. However, as large as the 22 per cent pay boost is on paper, it still falls short of the 35 per cent BMA junior medics were demanding as they repeatedly took to the picket lines. Tory Ministers previously …

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

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

The Independent  

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Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the UK general election
8 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 …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS warning over hot-weather strike

China Daily  

By Jonathan Powell in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-27 04:52 This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain. The United Kingdom's National Health Service has warned that patients will experience significant disruption as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
8 months, 3 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 …

Starmer’s strongest warning yet to striking doctors: I won’t give 35% rise
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Starmer’s strongest warning yet to striking doctors: I won’t give 35% rise

The Independent  

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Junior doctors should call off strike if parties agree to talks – health leaders
9 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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

Union urges junior doctors to accept pay offer from Welsh Government

The Independent  

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

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

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The co-chairmen of the BMA junior doctors committee, Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, …

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

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

Daily Mail  

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

Wes Streeting: I won’t give in to doctors’ unions over NHS pay
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Wes Streeting: I won’t give in to doctors’ unions over NHS pay

The Independent  

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NHS consultants accept deal giving some doctors a £20,000 pay rise – bringing end to strikes
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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 …

Junior doctors announce fresh wave of NHS strike action
1 year, 1 month 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
1 year, 2 months ago

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

The Hindu  

The story so far: Drawing picket lines around London hospitals, junior doctors in the U.K. staged the longest walkout in the 75-year-long history of the state-funded National Health Service. “A crippling cost-of-living crisis, burnout and well below inflation pay rises risk driving hard-working doctors out of their profession at a time when we need them more than ever,” the BMA …

‘I earned more working at Amazon’ - Junior doctors explain why they are striking
1 year, 2 months ago

‘I earned more working at Amazon’ - Junior doctors explain why they are striking

The Independent  

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Heart disease patient's life 'on hold' amid five-month wait for NHS appointment, as celebs including Stephen Fry and Jo Brand call for record 7.7million backlog to be slashed
1 year, 2 months ago

Heart disease patient's life 'on hold' amid five-month wait for NHS appointment, as celebs including Stephen Fry and Jo Brand call for record 7.7million backlog to be slashed

Daily Mail  

Waiting lists are feared to grow even larger due to ongoing NHS doctors' strike A heart failure patient has told how his life has been put 'on hold' after being forced to wait five months for a vital NHS appointment. Alan Sabin told 38 Degrees that his life has been put 'on hold' during his five-month wait after being diagnosed …

Why are junior doctors going on strike and what are their demands?
1 year, 2 months ago

Why are junior doctors going on strike and what are their demands?

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 latest walkout follows a three-day strike just prior to Christmas, part of a series …

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 …

Junior doctors’ strike to go ahead this week amid standoff with government
1 year, 2 months ago

Junior doctors’ strike to go ahead this week amid standoff with government

The Independent  

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England’s NHS junior doctors return to work but further strike looms
1 year, 2 months ago

England’s NHS junior doctors return to work but further strike looms

The Independent  

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When are junior doctors on strike in January? NHS faces toughest protest so far as six day walkout looms
1 year, 2 months ago

When are junior doctors on strike in January? NHS faces toughest protest so far as six day walkout looms

The Independent  

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Patients will be at risk in January’s strike by junior doctors – health chief
1 year, 2 months 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, 2 months ago

Junior doctors to return to work with longest strike on the horizon

The Independent  

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Yousaf reiterates offer of help to mediate junior doctors strikes
1 year, 2 months ago

Yousaf reiterates offer of help to mediate junior doctors strikes

The Independent  

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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 …

Outrage over junior doctors' longest strike in NHS history: Tories call NINE days of Xmas and NY walk-outs a 'slap in face' for patients as health chiefs warn BMA's action will bring ailing hospitals
1 year, 3 months ago

Outrage over junior doctors' longest strike in NHS history: Tories call NINE days of Xmas and NY walk-outs a 'slap in face' for patients as health chiefs warn BMA's action will bring ailing hospitals

Daily Mail  

Striking junior doctors were today urged to 'put patients first' and call off nine days of upcoming walk-outs over Christmas and New Year. Junior doctors in England have voted to stage fresh strikes in December and January after talks between the Government and British Medical Association broke down Another pleaded with junior doctors, who can earn up to £60,000, to …

Junior doctors announce fresh strikes after talks break down
1 year, 3 months 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, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Junior doctors announce strikes after talks break down
1 year, 3 months ago

Junior doctors announce strikes after talks break down

The Independent  

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NHS strike breakthrough as consultants’ union agrees new pay deal with government
1 year, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes
1 year, 3 months ago

UK government reaches a pay deal with senior doctors that could end disruptive strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government reached a deal with senior doctors in England that could potentially end a series of disruptive strikes, officials said Monday. The Department of Health and Social Care said it submitted a pay offer to doctors’ unions after weeks of talks, and union leaders agreed to put the proposal to their members for a vote. The British …

Junior doctors to hold talks with Government over NHS England dispute
1 year, 4 months ago

Junior doctors to hold talks with Government over NHS England dispute

The Independent  

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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 hospitals 'are paying doctors up to £7,900 a shift to cover striking colleagues who are ''ripping off'' the health service'
1 year, 5 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, 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, 5 months ago

Junior doctors across England continue strike action

The Independent  

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England’s National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors’ strike escalates
1 year, 6 months ago

England’s National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors’ strike escalates

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England on Wednesday as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint strike action. Tens of thousands of so-called junior doctors walked off the job for the sixth time since last December in an escalation of their increasingly bitter …

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