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More than 85,000 appointments rescheduled because of latest NHS strike

Number of appointments rescheduled since industrial action in the health service began in December last year now above 1.2 million

Evening Standard

London could be particularly hard hit by care worker visa changes, warns charity boss

Changes for dependants will deter migrant workers who are vital in the capital, Care England says

Evening Standard

A&E seeing more people with sore throats, backache, insomnia and coughs

NHS Providers said the strain on primary care services, including GPs and dentists, means patients often resort to A&E.

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Reasons for delays in discharging hundreds of hospital patients in the UK revealed

Factors include a shortage of care home beds and disagreements between a patient, family and staff

The Independent UK

Data reveals reasons for delays in discharging hundreds of hospital patients

Factors include a shortage of care home beds and disagreements between a patient, family and staff.

The Independent UK

NHS consultants’ strike ‘could cause more delays than junior doctors’ action’

Postponement of even more treatment in England will put Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut waiting lists in peril, say unions

The Guardian - UK

More than 650,000 operations and appointments rescheduled due to strikes

The impact of industrial action was felt across ‘already overstretched’ hospital, ambulance, mental health and community services, NHS Providers said.

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‘Momentum for social care reform risks being lost amid Government delays’

A think tank said the pandemic exposed ‘underlying fragilities’ in the social care system and ‘forced’ the issue so it is impossible to ignore.

The Independent UK

Junior doctors’ strike: hospitals ‘worried about overnight patient safety’

Bosses say they are concerned because of a shortage of consultants available to cover for striking staff

The Guardian - UK

Hospital bosses urge ministers to re-open pay talks as biggest ever NHS strike begins

Union accuses Government of playing ‘political football’ with NHS as strikes hit seven London trusts

Evening Standard

NHS strike on February 6 to be biggest EVER as nurses and paramedics walk out on same day

NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line

Daily Mirror

Thousands of ambulance workers go on strike in dispute over pay

NHS England has told patients to continue to call 999 for life-threatening emergencies but to use 111, GPs and pharmacies for non-urgent needs.

The Independent UK

Junior doctors vote on whether to walkout in row over pay

The BMA has told the Government if there is a yes vote, junior doctors will begin their action with a 72-hour ‘full walkout’ in March

The Independent UK

Junior doctors vote on whether to walkout in March in row over pay

The BMA has told the Government if there is a yes vote, junior doctors will begin their action with a 72-hour ‘full walkout’ in March.

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Ballot of junior doctors could result in 72-hour strike over pay, says BMA

Potential March stoppage in England would lead to further major disruption to hospitals and other services

The Independent UK

Public backs nurses striking over pay and patient care, poll suggests

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for ‘detailed negotiations’ on pay in the next five days or it will announce strike dates for December.

The Guardian - UK

Up to one in three English hospital beds occupied by patients fit for discharge

Exclusive: Acute lack of social care means people are not able to leave, often causing their health to worsen

The Guardian - UK

NHS nurses not eating at work in order to feed their children, survey finds

Lack of money in NHS means some staff are quitting to take better paid jobs in pubs and shops

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The Independent UK

NHS staff quitting for private sector jobs as cost of living crisis intensifies, leaders warn

Staff are being forced to skip meals to feed their children or take on second jobs, according to the results of a new NHS survey

The Independent UK

NHS staff ‘leaving for better paid jobs in retail’

While the cost-of-living crisis is affecting lower-paid staff the most, the pressures are being felt across the board, NHS Providers said.

The Independent UK

Why the UK is so unprepared for extreme heat?

Experts call for resilience to be made a high political priority and homes and hospitals to be adapted for extreme heat

The Guardian - UK

Why is the UK so unprepared for extreme heat and what can be done?

Government’s climate advisers have warned for years about the fast-rising risk but little action has been taken

Evening Standard

Covid is back — but how worried should we be?

Superspreader events, nasty new variants and waning immunity — it’s a perfect storm for a new wave. Giulia Crouch reports

The Independent UK

Government set to throw away 40 million expired Covid tests as rates surge

Exclusive: Health officials accused of ‘scandalous’ waste for allowing 40,742,096 rapid tests to expire, rather than redistributing to nations with poor diagnostic regimes

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