3 h. ago BMA union behind doctors' strikes branded 'hypocritical' as staff launch formal pay dispute over 2 per cent pay rise

The doctors union heavily criticised the Government when it offered medics a 2.5 per cent uplift, describing the taxpayer-funded boost as 'insulting'.

Economics

24 h. ago Rachel Reeves' claim that she is 'protecting and strengthening' the NHS with her Budget is overblown, health experts say

The Chancellor failed to allocate any additional funding for tackling waiting lists, dealing with the cost of doctors' strikes or covering a potential rise in drug prices.

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4 d. ago NHS maintained 95% of planned care during resident doctor strike, data shows

The five-day action in England over pay took place between November 14 and 19.

Sport

1 week ago NHS is operating at 95% as turnout for junior doctors' strike plummets

There are 'some really encouraging early indications' that support seemed to be slipping, with fewer doctors striking than in any previous rounds of industrial action according to reports

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1 week ago Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform

Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targetsWes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG).The report praises elements of how the health secretary has managed the health service in his first year in office, including improving performance and staff retention in hospitals. Thepay settlement he reached with resident doctors last year avoided a winter plagued by NHS strikes Continue reading...

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1 week ago Resident doctors' support for strikes fading as more report for work than in previous walkouts, health leaders say

A snapshot poll of trust chief executives by NHS Providers suggests the vast majority of planned care was able to go ahead as so few medics joined the industrial action.

Politics

1 week ago We don’t want to be here, say striking doctors – as NHS sounds alarm over early flu spike

In the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023, resident doctors are at the picket line again in disputes over pay

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1 week ago Crippling resident doctors walkout set to send number of working days lost to strike action under Labour surging past 750,000 despite string of inflation

Analysis of official figures shows that between July 2024, when Labour won the election, and September this year, 684,000 working days were wiped out because of strikes.

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1 week ago ‘My colleagues are all going to Australia for better pay,’ says resident doctor on strike

A resident doctor on strike said many of his colleagues are leaving for Australia in search of better pay and job opportunities.

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1 week ago Streeting says striking doctors ‘extremely irresponsible’ in angry phone

Health secretary unhappy as resident doctors in England have started a five-day strike todayThis is from Helen Miller, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank, on the market reaction to the chancellor’s reported budget U-turn.Investors will have 2 broad concerns about news that Chancellor won’t increase income tax rates1. Does it signal less willingness to do politically difficult thingsBritain’s long-term borrowing costs were sent soaring as reports suggested the latest U-turn would leave Rachel Reeves scrambling to fill a gaping black hole in the nation’s finances just two weeks before the 26 November budget.Yields on 30-year UK government bonds, also known as gilts, jumped as much as 14 basis points in early trading, and the yield on 10-year gilts also shot up 12 basis points – rising the most since July. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Majority of doctors do NOT back strike action leaked poll reveals as Wes Streeting claims 'reckless' union 'has lost the plot'

The strike organised by the British Medical Association will now last until 7am on Wednesday. It marks the 13th time since 2023 that the group has taken industrial action.

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1 week ago Moment Wes Streeting tears into 'extremely irresponsible' junior doctors who have gone on strike despite receiving 28.9% pay rise

Health Secretary Wes Streeting told LBC radio that the five-day resident doctors' strike in England is 'going to set us back' as he accused British Medical Association 'activists' of 'damaging' NHS recovery.

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1 week ago Wes Streeting sees red as he clashes with striking doctor in LBC phone call

As medics gathered on picket lines this morning for the first day of strikes, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the doctors’ union was acting like a 'cartel'

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1 week ago London NHS patients urged to continue coming forward for care during resident doctors' strikes

London NHS patients urged to continue coming forward for care during resident doctors' strikes  London Post

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1 week ago Doctors holding patients to ransom by going on strike – Streeting

The Health Secretary said doctors were being ‘irresponsible’ in striking for five days in their dispute over pay and conditions.

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1 week ago Thousands of NHS doctors begin strike over pay as leaders warn of 'staff cuts'

Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day walkout

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1 week ago Resident doctors in Scotland balloted for strikes amid ongoing dispute over pay

A recent proposed pay increase of 4.25 per cent was said to have been the lowest in the UK .

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1 week ago NHS may have to cut frontline staff and perform fewer operations and scans to cover the £240m cost of today's doctors' strike, health leaders warn

Thousands of resident doctors are due to walkout for five days from 7am today in a row over pay - despite pocketing rises worth 28.9 per cent over the past three years.

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1 week ago NHS doctors go on strike as leaders warn industrial action could mean staff cuts

Some 77,000 resident doctors work in hospitals and community services, with thousands of them expected to strike for five days from Friday.

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1 week ago NHS will be hit by winter chaos when doctors strike for 5 days from TODAY, health bosses warn

A FIVE-day doctors’ strike which starts today will trigger winter chaos in the NHS, health bosses warn.  Thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, in the British Medical Association will down tools until Wednesday.  It is the third winter in a row of pay protests and a major blow to hopes of cutting waiting lists....

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