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The Latest Breaking News from National Health Service

Nurses and ambulance workers continue strikes in England and Wales

Future strikes are planned for February and March as unions urged ministers to negotiate on pay.

The Independent UK

Britain’s Housing Market Is Flashing Red, and Sunak’s Tories Are Scared

Tory voters are worried about mounting crime, taxes and the National Health Service. But MPs say a real estate slump may be the biggest danger for the prime minister

Bloomberg

UK Strikes Roll On as 100,000 Civil Servants Call Walkout

Some 100,000 UK civil servants announced plans to strike next month after health care and rail unions signaled they’re far from resolving their disputes with employers and the government, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s administration.

Bloomberg

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UK Labour floats plan to gradually ban sale of cigarettes in attempt to ease burden on health service

The sale of cigarettes could be phased out in Britain under new Labour Party proposals to improve public health and ease the pressure on the National Health Service (NHS).

Irish Independent

‘Not a given’ that inflation will slow, says UK premier, as wage demands trigger more strikes

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it's "not a given" that inflation will slow this year and stressed the need for continued wage restraint in ongoing negotiations with striking sectors including the National Health Service and railways.

Irish Independent

UK health service hits breaking point with staff shortages and patient surge

With the UK’s National Health Service already at breaking point after three years of a pandemic and a brutal flu season, understaffed hospitals and crammed emergency departments are becoming unable to provide patients with basic care — leading to an estimated 500 excess deaths each week

Livemint

Our hospitals have become war zones and the government has no plan

Accounts and images from crisis-hit hospitals are everywhere - but those in power have no plan to stop the suffering, writes Liam Thorp

Liverpool Echo

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Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate.

Al Jazeera

Terrifying reality facing paramedics on the frontline of NHS crisis

Ambulance workers explained the horrific conditions that have led them to take strike action

Liverpool Echo

I’m a former Tory minister and a doctor – and I say give striking nurses a better pay deal

NHS workers in Scotland have been offered close to 8%. Surely their colleagues in England deserve as much, says Dan Poulter, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich and a former health minister

The Guardian - UK

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

'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

Nicola Sturgeon slams Tories over claims she 'attacked' NHS in other parts of UK

NICOLA Sturgeon has hit back at Douglas Ross after he claimed she spent more time “attacking” the NHS in other parts of UK rather than focusing…

The National (Scotland)

UK government could bring in military to ease strikes, Conservative chairman says

Britain's government is looking at bringing in the military to help keep public services running if key workers, including in the state-run National Health Service, take strike action, the chairman of the governing Conservative Party said on Sunday.

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Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon calls out Douglas Ross over voting record in row over NHS

The First Minister took aim at the Scottish Conservative Party leader over his voting record as MP for Moray.

The Independent UK

NHS bosses do not make Government policy – Sturgeon

It comes after health leaders were understood to have discussion the creation of ‘two-tier’ NHS.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon rubbishes 'bold' Tory claim NHS at risk under SNP

NICOLA Sturgeon rubbished Douglas Ross’s “bold” claim that the NHS in Scotland is under threat from privatisation by the SNP

The National (Scotland)

NHS founding principles 'not up for discussion', says Nicola Sturgeon

SCOTLAND’S First Minister has said the principle of the NHS being free for all is “not up for discussion” amid a report which said NHS leaders…

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The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon: NHS founding principles ‘not up for discussion’

The minutes of a meeting leaked to the BBC showed discussions over a ‘two-tier’ health system system.

The National (Scotland)

Calls to sack Yousaf over nurse strikes are 'political games', says Nicola Sturgeon

OPPOSITION parties are playing "political" games with their calls to sack Scotland's Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Reuters

UK healthcare workers and teachers to vote on strikes

More than half a million healthcare workers and teachers in Britain will be given a vote on strike action over pay, unions said on Thursday, adding to the challenges facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he tries to get to grips with an economic crisis.

The National (Scotland)

Douglas Ross accuses FM of trying to score 'political points' amid clash over A&E waiting times

While Ross focused his questioning on A&E waiting times, Anas Sarwar raised the cases of two patients who were left waiting for months for…

The Telegraph

Woman arrested after Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial defaced

The WWII veteran inspired the nation when he raised over £32million for the National Health Service during the Covid-19 pandemic

Liverpool Echo

Battered and bruised, Merseyside can't pay the price of more Tory chaos

With communities and public services at breaking point already, what this desperate government is planning is unthinkable, writes Liam Thorp

Bloomberg

Peter Thiel’s Palantir Had Secret Plan to Crack UK’s NHS: ‘Buying Our Way In’

Palantir Technologies had a secret plan to deepen its relationship with the UK’s National Health Service without public scrutiny.

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