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Health workers take to the picket lines across Northern Ireland

The 24-hour strike will be the latest full day of industrial action taken by health sector unions as they push for better pay

Belfast Live

Health workers take to the picket lines in Northern Ireland

Thousands of health and social care workers, including paramedics will take part in the strike action over pay and conditions.

The Independent UK

Thousands exposed to severe harm due to ambulance wait times last month

Data for December shows record numbers of people at harm from waiting outside A&E and missed 999 calls by ambulance crews

The Guardian - UK

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Food banks set up for struggling Scots NHS heroes unable to feed their kids

Unison members decided to act after becoming aware that staff in the Lothians are struggling to feed their kids and find the bus fare to get to work.

Daily Record

Edinburgh hospital sets up food bank for hard up hero workers unable to feed kids

Unison union members have set up food pantries at locations across NHS Lothian sites after reports of staff being unable to afford the bus to work - with the help of the Edinburgh Food Project and the East Lothian Foodbank.

Edinburgh Live

Call volumes during ambulance strike drop again as Londoners heed NHS advice

Total number of calls declined on Monday but not by as much as on previous strike days

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland health workers set to take to picket lines again in 24 hour walk-out

Paramedics, nurses, carers and other health and social care workers will take to picket lines at hospitals on Thursday

Belfast Live

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'Clapping for NHS workers has not helped our pay', ambulance workers tell ministers

As thousands of ambulance workers went on strike and lined picket lines in the freezing cold - ministers were accused of spending too much time in “nice toasty offices” than finding out what the situation was like on the frontline

Daily Mirror

'It's life or death': North East paramedic says strikes are over 'scary and demoralising' reality on the NHS front line

A paramedic has revealed the stark reality of being forced to fight to save lives in hospital corridors

Chronicle Live

The Leader podcast: Paramedic says he’s never seen NHS this bad

Ambulance workers are striking again - for the third time in five weeks - as the dispute over pay and staffing rumbles on.

Evening Standard

It would be lovely to wave a magic wand, Sunak tells unions

Pay rises for workers would have to come from ‘elsewhere in the NHS budget’, the Prime Minister said.

The Independent UK

Everything you need to know about the ambulance strikes

Strikes to take place on 21, 28 December, 23 January and 6 February

The Independent UK

Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2023

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions continue as more disruption anticipated

The Independent UK

When are ambulance workers going on strike?

Strikes are planned for 6 February when workers will likely hold the biggest strike

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Everything we know about Monday’s ambulance strikes: Workers walk out as Hunt urged to fund ‘fair’ pay deal

Thousands of members of Unison, Unite and the GMB will walk out across England and Wales on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Unison urges Jeremy Hunt to release new money to end NHS strikes

Union makes demand as health service in England prepares to contend with latest stoppage by ambulance staff

Liverpool Echo

999 call handlers 'feel at fault' when they tell crying patients the wait time for ambulance

NWAS call handler Keira said: "We can't reach out to them, we can't do anything other than organise the help"

The Independent UK

Ambulance workers on strike as Government urged to pay ‘fairly’

Further walkouts are planned in the coming weeks by nurses and other NHS workers.

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The Independent UK

Ambulance workers stage latest strike as Hunt urged to fund ‘fair’ pay deal

Unison said the Chancellor must release extra cash and kickstart talks with the health unions.

Evening Standard

Plea to ‘save lives’ by only calling 999 in an emergency during ambulance strike

London Ambulance Service chief excutive says only ‘life and limb threatening’ calls will be responded to during walkout

Daily Mirror

Unions could call off strikes if Tory ministers offer NHS staff 10% pay rise

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham leader said the Government must offer a double-digit pay rise to NHS staff instead of 'dancing round their handbags' as thousands of workers prepare for walkouts

The Independent UK

Barclay insists talks ‘constructive’ despite union’s claim that pay not covered

More strike action by ambulance workers this week is ‘hugely disappointing’ and will ‘inevitably’ cause disruption, the Health Secretary said.

The Independent UK

Tory ministers ‘looking to privatise’ NHS, says union boss

Unite general secretary lashes out, before urging to ministers to offer 10% pay rise

Belfast Live

Cost of living crisis: NI care workers stage protests calling for improved mileage rates

They say sharp increases in fuel and maintenance costs over the last 12 months has led to a "cost of fuel crisis"

Liverpool Echo

Ambulance staff to stage further walkouts over ongoing pay dispute

Ambulance staff in the North West could strike again in February and March

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