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Hot drinks and public sympathy for nurses on the picket lines

For many striking in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, staff shortages are a bigger issue than pay

The Guardian - UK

Nurses break picket line outside hospital to help injured man

They paused to give emergency treatment to a man who had collapsed

Wales Online

Government cannot ‘sit back’ on strikes amid warning pay rows will worsen, NHS leaders say

‘The government cannot just sit back and let future strikes happen when patient care is on the line,’ says Matthew Taylor

The Independent UK

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Striking nurses need the public behind them to keep pressure on ministers

Analysis: polls show support for industrial action by nurses has fallen, with many concerned about the risks to patients from walkouts

The Guardian - UK

Paddy McGuinness supports striking nurses as he joins Alder Hey picket line

He stood in solidarity with the NHS workers outside Liverpool's Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Liverpool Echo

'Put your warm coat on!' Nurses hit out as Tory Steve Barclay dodges striking staff

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay 'missed an opportunity' to come face-to-face with strikers after he visited a hospital with no industrial action - and was only filmed in an empty room

Daily Mirror

Nurse on strike for late daughter who'd 'want me to be here'

Ann San and up to 100,000 other nurses went on strike today

Liverpool Echo

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Workers at Shelter homelessness charity in Bristol 'struggling to pay rent themselves'

"We all feel really sad that we’ve had to walk out when our clients need us the most."

Bristol Post

GP surgery cancels all face to face and telephone appointments due to Strep A and winter illness pressures

They say it is due to the "unprecedented pressure" they are facing

Wales Online

Derry mum Ann Herron remembered as 'most genuine, kind-hearted' person following sudden death

Ms Herron died unexpectedly over the weekend

Belfast Live

'A&E waiting room is like a war zone' Report finds worrying experiences of Welsh emergency departments

A report into three Welsh A&Es and one minor injuries units found patients had mixed experiences with some very worrying findings

Wales Online

One in eight UK adults using private medical care due to NHS delays

Patients said delays had made their illness worse, with 20% currently waiting for an appointment, test or treatment

The Guardian - UK

How 'independent' is the NHS pay review body? We look at the facts

Nurses' union leaders have accused the Government of hiding behind the body, which made its recommendation in July - before energy bills rocketed and inflation hit its peak

Daily Mirror

Bristol nurses strike: We spoke to people on the picket line outside the Bristol Royal Infirmary

They stood out in the freezing cold to make their voices heard

Bristol Post

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Daily Record

Cornton Vale women's prison on final countdown ahead of 2023 closure

Cornton Vale women’s prison and young offenders institution is to close early in the new year. The Scottish Prison Service announced this week that the doors will close in early 2023 before HMP & YOI Stirling, which is being built on the same si

Newsroom.co.nz

‘I wasn’t even meant to be there’

One of Lake Alice’s longest-suffering victims emerges, and makes bombshell claims

Chronicle Live

Nurses' strike: How much nurses in Newcastle and the North East get paid

Thousands of nurses have walked out in the biggest strike action in the history of the NHS in a row over pay

The Independent UK

How to avoid Strep A and is it contagious?

In rare cases a Strep A infection can be fatal

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The Conversation

Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness, but it's still a policy built on quicksand

The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow mental health fund cash returned to Scottish Government

The unused cash has been on the agenda at a recent council meeting.

Evening Standard

Nurses want a pay rise – and the NHS needs more nurses

No one has to work for the National Health Service. Many do because they enjoy the job or want to help others. On my best day, I might insert a nifty pun into a leader article or newsletter. A nurse will help save a life. But people still have to…

Liverpool Echo

Nurses 'working from the heart' demand fair pay to 'put food on the table'

Around 150 nurses gathered on The Royal College of Nursing Alder Hey Children's Hospital picket line this morning

The Independent UK

Working at 76: Inflation forces hard choice for older adults

Higher prices throughout much of 2022 have taken their financial toll on older adults in particular

Manchester Evening News

Mum's warning after tragic daughter collapsed at Creamfields Festival

Lucy George died last year aged only 25

Wales Online

Nurses on strike break picket line to help injured man who collapsed in street

The man fell just metres away from a hospital and kind-hearted nurses rushed to assist him

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