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UK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike

The British government says it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end strikes that are piling pressure on an already overstretched health system

The Independent UK

The Standard View: When it comes to strikes, the government must remember that flexibility is not a vice

A word of advice: try not to fall sick this week. Nurses in about a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England, including four in London, are walking out again in a long-running dispute over pay. Tomorrow, ambulance staff in England and Wales will walk out too

Evening Standard

Strike news – live: A&E patients turned away as paramedics walk out amid critical incidents

Ambulance staff from three unions will take industrial action on Wednesday across England and Wales

The Independent UK

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What does the latest data on ambulance services show?

Some 39,000 patients are likely to have experienced potential harm last month as a result of ambulance delays of more than 60 minutes.

The Independent UK

Four ambulance services declare critical incidents ahead of paramedic strike

South East Coast Ambulance Service, South East Coast Ambulance Service, the East of England Ambulance Service and Yorkshire Ambulance Service have all declared critical incidents amid the strikes

Daily Mirror

Most now doubt they will get high quality health care this winter amid NHS chaos

90% of people believe waiting times for non-emergency treatment are too long

Evening Standard

How much paramedics are paid as ambulance strikes set to go ahead

Ambulance crews in England and Wales are set to walk out on December 21 and 28

Nottingham Post

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Pregnant women warned not to rely on ambulance help during strike

Expectant mothers who go into labour during Wednesday’s paramedics strike should make their own way to hospital as there will be “no guarantee” paramedics will be able to reach them at home, London health trusts have warned.

Evening Standard

German court convicts 97-year-old ex-Nazi camp typist

Irmgard Furchner has been found guilty of complicity in mass killings at WWII concentration camp.

Al Jazeera

North West Ambulance Service 'worst hit by long Covid in country'

Data has been published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group ahead of strike action on Wednesday

Manchester Evening News

Woman, 93, spends 25 hours on floor 'screaming in pain' as ambulance fails to show up

Elizabeth Davies' family say the 93-year-old's ambulance wait time was "unacceptable" as she was left sprawled on the wooden floor of her care home for more than 25 hours

Daily Mirror

UK nurses stage second strike for inflation-busting pay

Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing demand better pay to make up for years of real-terms salary cuts.

Al Jazeera

A German court has convicted a 97-year-old ex-secretary at Nazi camp

A German court convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to murder as a secretary to the commander of a World War II concentration camp. She was given a 2-year suspended sentence.

WEKU

Hundreds of appointments hit as nurses take to picket lines in Northern Ireland

It is the second 12-hour strike action by the Royal College of Nursing over pay and safe staffing levels.

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Evening Standard

Spain is one step closer to approving menstrual leave in first for Europe

Spain is hoping to influence other Western countries after the first draft of its menstrual-leave legislation was approved

The Independent UK

Pat Cullen: Who is the former nurse and RCN chief leading the NHS strike?

Union leader grew up in Northern Ireland and was inspired to enter profession by sister’s example

The Independent UK

‘We can’t cope anymore’: Desperate and without any other option, these are the NHS nurses driven to strike

‘None of us want to compromise patient safety through a strike but we are left at this point with no other option’ says Charlie Rumary

Leeds Live

Strikes are taking place across the UK - do you support them?

Nurses, rail workers and Royal Mail workers have all gone on strike in recent weeksas the cost of living crisis deepens

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The National (Scotland)

UK Government urged to 'do decent thing' as nurses stage second walkout over pay

THE head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged Rishi Sunak to do the “decent thing” as thousands of nurses across England, Wales and…

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Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

Like many nurses these days, Alex Scala got a big pay hike when she switched jobs recently.

Daily Mirror

Nurses strike for second time in a week as Rishi Sunak urged to 'do the decent thing'

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen has called on the PM Rishi Sunak to "do the decent thing" and re-open pay talks as she joined a picket line in Newcastle this morning

The Guardian - UK

Ambulance strike set to go ahead as pay talks between government and unions end without agreement – as it happened

Health secretary Steve Barclay calls pay demands ‘unaffordable’ as unions warns strikes will escalate without an improved offer

Daily Record

Ayrshire charity amongst finalists in running for top Robert Burns humanitarian award

The Robert Burns Humanitarian Awards recognise the inspiring dedicated efforts of helping others in need.

The Independent UK

Strikes: Nurses’ union leader urges Government to ‘do the decent thing’

The RCN has asked for a 5% above-inflation pay rise but Health Secretary Steve Barclay has declined to discuss pay when meeting union officials.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway rape case increase down to historic offences, says police chief

Superintendent Carol McGuire insists improvements in the reporting process means more people are coming forward

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