Articles for Nhs Staff

Streeting vows Budget will put NHS staff ‘on front line, not the picket line’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Streeting vows Budget will put NHS staff ‘on front line, not the picket line’

The Independent  

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Labour Budget Conservative Care Secretary Nhs Mr Streeting
Deliveroo partners with Blue Light Card to offer free delivery to all essential workers
2 months, 1 week ago

Deliveroo partners with Blue Light Card to offer free delivery to all essential workers

Daily Mail  

Deliveroo and Blue Light Card have joined forces, offering free delivery to all essential workers across the UK for twelve months. Deliveroo and Blue Light Card have joined forces, offering free delivery to all essential workers across the UK for twelve months Deliveroo Plus Silver members are always granted access to localised deals and Deliveroo Rewards, where members can earn …

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Breast cancer sufferers put in danger due to a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans, radiographers warn
4 months, 1 week ago

Breast cancer sufferers put in danger due to a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans, radiographers warn

Daily Mail  

Breast cancer sufferers are being put in danger because of a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans. All women in England aged 50 to 71 are invited for breast screening every three years but they can also be referred for scans if cancer is suspected. Breast cancer sufferers are being put in danger because of a …

Cancer England Work Breast Breast Cancer Nhs Staff
'Burnt out' health workers take record number of sick days as Scotland's NHS crisis deepens
4 months, 1 week ago

'Burnt out' health workers take record number of sick days as Scotland's NHS crisis deepens

Daily Mail  

Record numbers of NHS staff are going off work sick amid the crisis engulfing Scotland’s NHS. The sickness absence rate was 6.21 per cent across the NHS at the end of March, the highest on record It follows warnings from medical and dental leaders that the SNP’s high taxes and NHS working conditions will push doctors into other jobs or …

Record Workforce Scotland Dental Crisis Cent Rate
Coroner rules NHS staff missed chances to diagnose a woman, 39, who died in 'over-crowded' A&E after suffering a bleed on her brain and waiting eight hours to be seen
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Coroner rules NHS staff missed chances to diagnose a woman, 39, who died in 'over-crowded' A&E after suffering a bleed on her brain and waiting eight hours to be seen

Daily Mail  

An inquest has heard NHS staff 'missed opportunities' to diagnose a brain bleed in a 39-year-old mother who had a seizure after hours of waiting in a crowded A&E waiting-room. The mother-of-two suffered a 'massive bleed' on her brain from an aneurysm while she waited over eight hours to be seen by a doctor at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham …

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Three in four NHS staff are struggling with mental health, new figures reveal
8 months, 1 week ago

Three in four NHS staff are struggling with mental health, new figures reveal

The Independent  

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Norovirus contagious period: Highly contagious winter vomiting bug cases surge
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Norovirus contagious period: Highly contagious winter vomiting bug cases surge

The Independent  

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DR MAX PEMBERTON: My advice for Taylor on dealing with people who are truly toxic
1 year ago

DR MAX PEMBERTON: My advice for Taylor on dealing with people who are truly toxic

Daily Mail  

During the course of our lives, most of us will come across someone who is toxic. Of course, Taylor Swift has had the last laugh — she’s adored by her fans and has just been made Person of the Year by Time magazine. It can be a shock when you are confronted with toxic people like this, but the key …

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Why are junior doctors striking – and when will it end?
1 year, 5 months ago

Why are junior doctors striking – and when will it end?

The Independent  

The junior doctors have embarked on an unprecedented five-day-long strike, though it is hardly the only industrial action to have hit the NHS lately, and more will take place in the coming months. The junior doctors are thus sacrificing the best part of a week’s pay to secure a more long-lasting benefit to themselves – and, they argue, the ability …

Action Strike Pay Doctors Junior End Public
NHS boss praises ‘constant’ compassion of NHS staff as service reaches 75
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS boss praises ‘constant’ compassion of NHS staff as service reaches 75

The Independent  

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NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows
1 year, 5 months ago

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

The Independent  

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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 …

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NHS ‘staffing crisis must be addressed’ in forthcoming workforce plan
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS ‘staffing crisis must be addressed’ in forthcoming workforce plan

The Independent  

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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 …

Pay End Nhs Staff Unions Govt Health
Standard of patient care ‘has fallen’, NHS staff say in workforce survey
1 year, 9 months ago

Standard of patient care ‘has fallen’, NHS staff say in workforce survey

The Independent  

The standard of patient care in the NHS has fallen, staff have said in a huge survey, with more workers now unhappy and wanting to leave their jobs. With 124,000 vacant posts, including over 40,000 vacancies in nursing, it is not unexpected that there has also been a fall in the number of staff who say there are enough of …

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Almost a fifth of NHS staff ready to quit once they find new jobs
1 year, 9 months ago

Almost a fifth of NHS staff ready to quit once they find new jobs

The Telegraph  

The Government is yet to publish its forthcoming NHS workforce plan that will set out how vacancies will be filled. The report said that 62.9 per cent of respondents agreed with this, “which is down 4.8 percentage points, and is now 11.3 percentage points lower than in 2020”. Four in 10 ambulance workers also told the survey they have seen …

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Record levels of NHS staff seek mental health help in crisis ‘worse than pandemic’
1 year, 9 months ago

Record levels of NHS staff seek mental health help in crisis ‘worse than pandemic’

The Independent  

Record levels of NHS staff are seeking mental health help as clinicians warn the “crisis” facing workers is “worse than the pandemic”. Its chief executive, Karl Demian, said: “We’ve seen everything from dealing with the stresses of the job or the long-term impact of a traumatic call out to anxiety about returning to work after being attacked by someone they …

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Suicidal NHS staff lose mental health support in ‘irresponsible’ cuts
1 year, 10 months ago

Suicidal NHS staff lose mental health support in ‘irresponsible’ cuts

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 Suicidal NHS staff will be left in “dangerous” situations without support …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Government Health England London Ambulance Action Strike
Steve Barclay: Pay hikes for NHS staff are unaffordable – and will cut patient care
1 year, 11 months ago

Steve Barclay: Pay hikes for NHS staff are unaffordable – and will cut patient care

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 …

Work Strike Pay Payment Talks Secretary Nhs
The crucial mistakes the government has made in the NHS crisis
1 year, 11 months ago

The crucial mistakes the government has made in the NHS crisis

The Independent  

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