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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…

Evening Standard

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

Liverpool Echo

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

The Independent UK

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Mum's warning after tragic daughter collapsed at Creamfields Festival

Lucy George died last year aged only 25

Manchester Evening News

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

Wales Online

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

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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

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

Evening Standard

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"

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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Wales Online

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

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The Independent UK

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

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

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

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