Forcing medical staff to work during strikes could harm care, NHS Providers says
Anti-strike laws risk damaging relationships between staff and employers, hospital trust leaders say
The Guardian - UK 4 min read
New health secretary vows to end NHS strikes – but misses key conference just days into job
Victoria Atkins told delegates via video link that she would take a “fair and reasonable resolution” to the ongoing industrial action
The Independent UK 5 min read
BMA in secret talks with government to end strikes by NHS consultants
Deal on table would give consultants another 6% rise on top of the 6% Rishi Sunak described as final
The Guardian - UK 5 min read
Doctors on strike for ‘equivalent of month’, says NHS chief in talks plea
The NHS had operated for 720 hours since March ‘without a significant proportion of our medical workforce’, chief executive Amanda Pritchard said.
The Independent UK 5 min read
The private firms making millions supplying NHS Scotland with staff revealed
Jackie Baillie said the staffing crisis in the NHS is due to ‘sticking-plaster’ approaches
The National (Scotland) 8 min read
Nursing bosses call for scrapping of health and care visa increase
The RCN said there are tens of thousands of nursing vacancies in the NHS and more gaps in social care.
The Independent UK 2 min read
Doctors’ strikes row escalates as NHS leaders claim walkouts are harming patients
NHS leaders warn hospitals have struggled to maintain safe staffing during doctors’ strikes
The Independent UK 5 min read
Sunak challenged over claim strikes are ‘number one reason’ for NHS backlog
The Prime Minister said the Government had ‘tried multiple times’ to meet the British Medical Association (BMA) as he faced pressure from medics.
The Independent UK 6 min read
Ministers urged to enter Acas talks with consultants
It comes in the middle of a joint strike by junior doctors and consultants in England.
The Independent UK 6 min read
NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?
UK doctors have begun a 72-hour strike to demand pay rise and better working conditions amid cost of living crisis.
Al Jazeera 7 min read