More than 100,000 surgeries and appointments cancelled during ‘unprecedented’ doctors’ strike
1 year, 2 months ago

More than 100,000 surgeries and appointments cancelled during ‘unprecedented’ doctors’ strike

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 NHS’s top doctor Professor Sir Stephen Power said the number of patients who had their appointments cancelled is likely to be even higher than the figures show. Email rebecca.thomas@independent.co.uk Last week a row broke out between the British Medical Association, which represents junior doctors, and NHS leaders over emergency requests for doctors to come off the picket lines to work. Pressure has increased on already stretched services as trusts’ teams work at full pelt at the busiest time of the year for the NHS.” He said an expected post-strike surge in demand on NHS services, combined with the current cold weather and senior medics needing time off after covering the strikes means there will be “no let up” for hospitals. NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said: “The longest strike in NHS history has led to unprecedented disruption for patients and their families, and while staff have planned extensively and worked tirelessly to keep patients safe, it comes once again with an enormous cost.

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The doctor won't see you now: Just under half of standard medical appointments are now with a GP - as patients increasingly 'fobbed off' with other staff
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The doctor won't see you now: Just under half of standard medical appointments are now with a GP - as patients increasingly 'fobbed off' with other staff

Daily Mail  

Less than half of GP appointments are now actually with a doctor as patients are increasingly ‘fobbed off’ with other staff. Out of 329million GP appointments in England last year just 49 per cent were conducted by a GP Most consultations in general practice were led by nurses, pharmacists and physician associates for the first time last year This includes …

Hundreds of elective surgeries cancelled as 10,000 nurses and midwives walk off job in NSW
4 months, 1 week ago

Hundreds of elective surgeries cancelled as 10,000 nurses and midwives walk off job in NSW

ABC  

Hundreds of elective surgeries have been cancelled as up to 10,000 nurses and midwives across NSW have walked off the job. Last month NSW Nurses and Midwives Association accepted an offer to receive an initial 3 per cent pay rise, back paid until July 1, but on the provision its members would not strike while discussions were ongoing. Union turns …

Doctors resume strike in India over ‘lack of action’ following rape case
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Docs’ strike leaves behind load of over 2K surgeries in U.P.
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Docs’ strike leaves behind load of over 2K surgeries in U.P.

Hindustan Times  

Although resident doctors on Friday resumed duty after their nine-day strike in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a woman resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, their stir led to a backlog of over 2,000 surgeries across Uttar Pradesh. This in a bid to increase the number of daily elective surgeries by 20% …

UK family doctors vote to limit services to patients in a dispute over funding
7 months, 2 weeks ago

UK family doctors vote to limit services to patients in a dispute over funding

Associated Press  

LONDON — Family doctors in England have voted to limit the number of patients they see and refuse extra work to protest a “broken” funding model, their union said Thursday. The union described the collective action as “an act of desperation.” It said a new contract between doctors and the government, which will see services given a 1.9% funding increase …

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 …

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 …

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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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 …

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs
1 year ago

NHS waiting lists fall amid junior doctors’ strikes but patients facing longest wait climbs

The Independent  

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

Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues
1 year ago

Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues

The Independent  

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Four-week waits for GP appointment at record high, NHS figures show
1 year, 1 month ago

Four-week waits for GP appointment at record high, NHS figures show

The Telegraph  

About 50,000 people every day in 2023 had appointments that they had been forced to wait more than a month for, the data showed. “Few medical conditions which are not routine check-ups can sustain a four-week wait without becoming more serious and costing the NHS more in the long term, “Primary care is disintegrating before our eyes and we will …

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 …

Junior doctors’ strikes threaten to cancel out NHS waiting list progress
1 year, 2 months 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 …

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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What a horrible way for the NHS to start the year
1 year, 2 months ago

What a horrible way for the NHS to start the year

The Independent  

Almost a week into the year and the NHS junior doctors have spent it all on strike. One of the issues made obvious is the poor working conditions the junior doctors endure; I don’t want a tired doctor replacing the wrong hip. Dennis Fitzgerald Address supplied Another hammer blow for Rishi Sunak The news that Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, a …

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 …

NHS services on ‘back foot’ as longest-ever strike looms, top doctor says
1 year, 2 months ago

NHS services on ‘back foot’ as longest-ever strike looms, top doctor says

The Independent  

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Children are paying a heavy price for the failure to end NHS strikes
1 year, 2 months ago

Children are paying a heavy price for the failure to end NHS strikes

The Independent  

The thought of a child in pain is something nobody wants to countenance, but that is the image that comes to mind over our revelations today that hundreds of paediatric treatments and surgeries – including lifesaving operations and cancer treatments – have had to be cancelled each day that NHS strike action has taken place. That will only increase waiting …

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  

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 Strikes by junior doctors in England will go ahead this …

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  

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. with every other workforce in the NHS Rishi Sunak …

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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Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
1 year, 3 months 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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Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service

Associated Press  

LONDON — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their long-running dispute with the British government over pay levels. Patients in Britain’s state-owned National Health Service have been warned that there will be “significant disruption,” with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed or even canceled. Tens of thousands of so-called junior …

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  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “After five weeks of intense talks, the government was unable …

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  

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. Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins said the …

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

Junior doctors announce strikes after talks break down

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. BMA junior doctors committee co-chairmen Dr Robert Laurenson and …

Junior doctors to strike for three days before Christmas holidays
1 year, 3 months ago

Junior doctors to strike for three days before Christmas holidays

The Telegraph  

Junior doctors have announced a strike covering the three days before the Christmas holidays after failing to reach a deal with the Government. Victoria Atkins, the Health Secretary, said striking doctors were “risking patient safety” during the busy winter period. “It is disappointing that, despite significant progress, the BMA junior doctors’ committee have walked away from negotiations and declared new …

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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Consultants to meet with Government with a view to end strikes
1 year, 5 months ago

Consultants to meet with Government with a view to end strikes

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  

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. We know that more than a million appointments have had to be rescheduled, and …

Doctors’ strikes row escalates as NHS leaders claim walkouts are harming patients
1 year, 5 months ago

Doctors’ strikes row escalates as NHS leaders claim walkouts are harming patients

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 letter, sent on Tuesday by four NHS England directors including medical director Stephen Powis …

NHS pays doctor £7,900 to cover striking colleagues
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS pays doctor £7,900 to cover striking colleagues

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, 5 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 john.ely@mailonline.co.uk *** 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 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 …

As cancelled operations and appointments soar to one million, what do doctors do between strikes? Flock to a sunny resort in the Algarve... for a 'conference'
1 year, 5 months ago

As cancelled operations and appointments soar to one million, what do doctors do between strikes? Flock to a sunny resort in the Algarve... for a 'conference'

Daily Mail  

NHS consultants last week descended on a luxurious hotel in Portugal for a conference – just days after widespread strikes brought the health service to a standstill. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that senior doctors checked in to a state-of-the-art Club Med resort in the sunny Algarve which boasts three swimming pools, a spa – and a flying trapeze …

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