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Spain passes pioneering sexual, reproductive health law

Spain's parliament on Thursday passed a sexual and reproductive health law that allows girls aged 16 and 17 to undergo abortions without parental consent and, in a first for a European country, offers state-funded paid leave for women who suffer from painful periods.

Reuters

Nurses will step up strikes unless pay offer improved, NHS official warns

NHS Employers boss says strikes next month likely to be for longer and to affect more trusts if dispute continues

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to get NHS pay reviewers to think again to halt nurses strikes

Conservative chairman of the Commons Health Committee Steve Brine said it would be a “sensible answer” to ending the strike.

The Independent UK

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Covid: Number of people hospitalised with virus soars experts suggest return of masks and testing

There were 6,720 people in hospital with the virus on 14 December

The Independent UK

NHS Lothian issues advice to help cope with 'extreme pressures'

People have been urged not to attend A&E unless they are experiencing a critical emergency.

Daily Record

'What a tragic day': British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute

National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.

Reuters

Analysis: Nursing strike leaves Health Secretary Steve Barclay in tricky position

Health Secretary may be forced to negotiate with union over pay as strikes engulf the NHS

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Angry and tired, Liverpool's defiant nurses make their voices heard

For these most vital of workers, today is a battle for the future of the NHS

Liverpool Echo

Nurses striking outside Leeds General Infirmary call for 'fair pay' and support as others cheer for 'comrades'

"We need fair pay for nurses, to keep our nurses in the profession and give them a reason to come into the profession"

Leeds Live

The Standard View: The government must recognise its weakness and make a fair deal with nurses

A strike by RMT rail workers, while disruptive, is hardly historic. But that is the only way to describe today’s walkout by nurses — the largest ever of its kind in the NHS.

Evening Standard

Fewer than 10% medically fit patients discharged from some hospitals

Hospitals are facing a growing struggle to discharge people who are well enough to leave.

The Independent UK

‘Four in five Britons concerned about patient safety during NHS strikes’

A poll found half of adults support the action by nurses and ambulance workers but the majority are concerned about patient safety.

The Independent UK

How much nurses get paid in Wales: The full salary scale from £20,758

Pay for nurses in Wales starts at £20,758 and rises to £109,475 for the most senior nurse managers

Wales Online

NHS strike – live: Government must boost pay offer for nurses, ex-Tory chair urges

Around 70,000 appointments and surgeries will be lost in walkout

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The Independent UK

Rail strike - live: Fresh RMT walkout to go ahead after minister talks with Mick Lynch fail

Members of smaller union back pay deal as nurses stage 12-hour walkout

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

Daily Record

Woman dies after ‘hit and run’ on Scots street as cops hunt for suspect vehicle

The 53-year-old's body was found on the A872 at Avonside Drive in Denny at around 12.30am on Thursday.

Bristol Post

Nurses broke picket line outside of Bristol hospital to help injured man

The patient was put into the recovery position and was visibly shaking on the ground outside

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Wales Online

The most recent death notices across the Valleys and Bridgend as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time

Wales Online

Calls for RCT care home to be saved from closure under council plans

Under council plans Garth Olwg care home in Church Village would be redeveloped into a facility for people with learning disabilities

The Independent UK

UK nurses join wave of strike action to demand better pay

Thousands of nurses have walked off their jobs in England, joining ambulance and postal workers, bus drivers and airport baggage handlers who have staged strikes or planned them this month

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Funeral guidance for victims of COVID-19 set to be eased

Funeral guidelines for COVID-19 victims are set to be eased, according to a draft compiled by the Health, Labor, and Welfare Ministry.

Daily Record

Majority of union members reject latest NHS Scotland pay offer

Scottish Government ministers put a new offer on the table which would have seen workers receive on average a 7.5 per cent pay rise.

Radio France Internationale

UK nurses stage nationwide strike over cost of living, work conditions

Nurses in the United Kingdom are staging an unprecedented one-day strike as a "last resort" in their fight for better wages and working conditions.

The National (Scotland)

GMB members in NHS Scotland reject pay offer and call for Humza Yousaf meeting

MEMBERS of the GMB union working in NHS Scotland have turned down the Scottish Government’s latest improved pay offer.

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