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  

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 Rishi Sunak said doctors’ strikes have held back progress on his pledge to reduce NHS waiting times. Having put this record funding in and worked really hard on it, it is frustrating that the strikes are holding back progress Rishi Sunak The Prime Minister, giving a string of local radio interviews on Thursday ahead of the Conservative Party conference, said he shared people’s frustration in the situation. I’m frustrated because, having put this record funding in and worked really hard on it, it is frustrating that the strikes are holding back progress.” He said: “A million appointments have now been cancelled or rescheduled because of the industrial action. People can get a sense of how much impact that is having.” Mr Sunak said: “People will say: ‘Why don’t you just get round the table and talk?’ We have a process for pay and we do exactly that.” The Prime Minister pointed out that agreements have been reached with more than a million NHS workers, including nurses and porters, and that the junior doctors have been offered more than anyone else in the public sector.

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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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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 …

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Cuts to the NHS waiting list have stalled for second month in a row, new figures show

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 progress against reducing the NHS waiting list stalled, improvements were seen in cancer waits …

Where the NHS waiting list figures leave Sunak’s five priorities
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Where the NHS waiting list figures leave Sunak’s five priorities

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 …

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Record 180,000 patients suffered ‘degrading’ 12 hour waits in A&E last month

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak: I can’t keep pledge to reduce NHS waiting lists
11 months ago

Rishi Sunak: I can’t keep pledge to reduce NHS waiting lists

The Independent  

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NHS waiting list even higher than before Rishi Sunak pledge
11 months, 3 weeks ago

NHS waiting list even higher than before Rishi Sunak pledge

The Independent  

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Junior doctors’ strikes threaten to cancel out NHS waiting list progress
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Junior doctors’ strikes threaten to cancel out NHS waiting list progress

The Telegraph  

Junior doctors’ strikes could cancel out the progress made on reducing the NHS waiting list, data suggest. The NHS posted a near record fall in the overall waiting list of 100,000 to 7.6 million in November, when there were no doctors’ strikes. It marked the largest decline since 2010, excluding three months at the start of the pandemic, and was …

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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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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Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists ‘blown out of water’ as backlog set to soar
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists ‘blown out of water’ as backlog set to soar

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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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 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 …

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 waiting lists hit new record high despite Rishi Sunak pledge
1 year, 4 months ago

NHS waiting lists hit new record high despite Rishi Sunak pledge

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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NHS planned care will come to virtual standstill this week, senior doctor warns
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS planned care will come to virtual standstill this week, senior doctor warns

The Independent  

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Health leaders warn NHS ‘struggling to catch its breath’ amid strikes
1 year, 5 months ago

Health leaders warn NHS ‘struggling to catch its breath’ amid strikes

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Back-to-back strikes by junior doctors and consultants will leave the …

Rishi Sunak tells unions pay award is Government’s final offer
1 year, 5 months ago

Rishi Sunak tells unions pay award is Government’s final offer

The Independent  

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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 …

UK: Woes of Sunak soars as over 10k doctors start longest-ever strike over pay issues I Check how to avail NHS
1 year, 5 months ago

UK: Woes of Sunak soars as over 10k doctors start longest-ever strike over pay issues I Check how to avail NHS

India TV News  

The woes of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are only going to soar as over ten thousand doctors started their "longest-ever strike" over pay issues. The British Medical Association, the doctors' union, has asked for a 35% pay rise to bring junior doctors' pay back to 2008 levels once inflation is taken into account. “This five-day walkout by junior doctors …

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  

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 …

Junior doctors to strike for five days in longest walkout in NHS history
1 year, 6 months ago

Junior doctors to strike for five days in longest walkout in NHS history

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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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 …

Junior doctors' strikes make it 'almost impossible' for NHS to cut waiting lists
1 year, 8 months ago

Junior doctors' strikes make it 'almost impossible' for NHS to cut waiting lists

The Telegraph  

Striking junior doctors have made it "almost impossible" for the NHS to meet its targets of bringing down waiting lists, a health chief has said. The NHS Confederation, which represents NHS trusts, warned this week's four-day walkout will have far reaching consequences for the health service, and derail previous plans set out for this year. It comes as official data …

Junior doctors defend key leader for being on holiday during strike
1 year, 8 months ago

Junior doctors defend key leader for being on holiday during strike

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak urges BMA to call off strikes and drop ‘unreasonable’ 35 per cent pay demand
1 year, 8 months ago

Rishi Sunak urges BMA to call off strikes and drop ‘unreasonable’ 35 per cent pay demand

The Independent  

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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 …

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 …

Four-day junior doctors’ strike is ‘most worrying’ in NHS history
1 year, 8 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 …

Why the next junior doctors' strike will put patients at 'unprecedented' risk
1 year, 9 months ago

Why the next junior doctors' strike will put patients at 'unprecedented' risk

The Telegraph  

NHS patients face an increased risk to their safety during next week's junior doctors strike as senior colleagues take time off over the Easter holidays, healthcare leaders have warned. 'We are in uncharted territory' Sir Julian Hartley, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said the timing of next week's strike had brought "unprecedented" challenges to hospitals. "Coming …

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 …

Militant doctors’ union plan to bring the NHS to its knees during three-day walkouts
1 year, 9 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 …

Ambulance union baron tells Rishi Sunak to come out of 'hiding'
1 year, 11 months ago

Ambulance union baron tells Rishi Sunak to come out of 'hiding'

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak was today urged to 'come out of hiding' by union chiefs who accused him of dodging vital pay negotiations needed to end NHS strikes. GMB union ambulance workers on the picket line outside the Donnington Ambulance Hub, in Donnington, near Telford, Shropshire on January 23 NHS staff at Royal Liverpool University Hospital in Liverpool take part in strikes …

NHS faces prospect of biggest walkout in its history
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS faces prospect of biggest walkout in its history

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Health leaders have expressed “huge concern” as the NHS faces …

More than half of voters back Rishi Sunak's new 'minimum service' law to limit strike action
1 year, 11 months ago

More than half of voters back Rishi Sunak's new 'minimum service' law to limit strike action

Daily Mail  

More than half of voters back Rishi Sunak's plan for a new law to limit strike action by workers in vital roles to protect the public. A new poll today shows 56 per cent support legislation to bring in minimum service levels during industrial action for paramedics, firefighters and railway workers. Almost half supported prosecution of unions who breach the …

Watch: Rishi Sunak refuses to answer this question 3 times amid strikes in UK
1 year, 11 months ago

Watch: Rishi Sunak refuses to answer this question 3 times amid strikes in UK

Hindustan Times  

British prime minister Rishi Sunak was urged to "come clean" after he repeatedly refused to answer a question on private healthcare. Amid strikes in UK by the health staff, Rishi Sunak told the BBC that questions over whether he is registered with a private hospital charging 250 pounds for a 30 minute appointment were a "distraction" and "not really relevant". …

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