31 h. ago Doctors strike called off after Scottish Government offer new £133m pay deal

NHS strikes in Scotland could again be averted after a new pay deal was offered by the Scottish Government.

Economics

52 h. ago Resident doctors strike in Scotland called off after new pay offer

Walkouts were due to begin on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.

Events

3 d. ago Group behind Project 2025 wants to force couples into ‘marriage boot camp’ among policies to save the American family

Authors of new paper suggest government should offer more regulation in promoting traditional marriage

Events

5 d. ago NHS went ahead with 95 per cent of hospital appointments during doctors’ strike

An average of 19,120 resident doctors were on strike each day over five days in December

Sport

6 d. ago Doctors' strike in Scotland will disrupt NHS care for patients, warns John Swinney

Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – in BMA Scotland voted last month for strike action.

Events

2 w. ago Operations could be cancelled unless progress on resident doctor pay talks

Operations face being cancelled if the first ever resident doctors strike in Scotland, planned for the second week of January, goes ahead.

Politics

2 w. ago John Swinney welcomes talks with BMA ahead of planned doctors’ strike

Health Secretary Neil Gray had 'constructive' talks with the BMA on Monday morning and he hopes to avoid the strike which he says "is in nobody’s interest".

Events

2 w. ago Scots NHS facing its first doctors strike after talks with SNP end with no deal

Talks to avert a 'catastrophic' winter strike in Scotland's hospitals have ended without a deal.

Economics

2 w. ago Health Secretary doesn't want resident doctors to strike for 'a single day' next year

The Health Secretary said the strike, along with a rise in flu cases, had created the biggest threat to the NHS since he had come to office last year

Society

2 w. ago Council tax: Cheapest London borough refuses Government offer of two

Wandsworth vows to keep taxes as low as possible, while Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham also unlikely to use new powers

Politics

2 w. ago Streeting says he wants to avoid strikes next year as doctors return to work

The latest industrial action followed the rejection of a new Government offer by British Medical Association members.

Events

2 w. ago Doctors return to work as hospitals work to recover from strike disruption

Health experts have warned that the impact of the strike will be felt into the new year ‘and beyond’.

Events

3 w. ago Wes Streeting 'worries' over next few days as doctors' strike nears end

It comes at the busiest time for the NHS

Events

3 w. ago Streeting ‘worried’ about NHS recovery after resident doctors’ strike

Resident doctors went on strike on Wednesday after members of the BMA rejected a fresh offer from the government

Events

3 w. ago NHS services ‘up and running this weekend’ as doctors enter final days of strike

Resident doctors will return to work at 7am on Monday.

Sport

3 w. ago Resident doctors in Scotland could strike for first time in hope for 'credible pay offer'

Strikes in the NHS could be on the cards in January after resident doctors in Scotland voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action.

Events

3 w. ago Hospitals 'nowhere near out of the woods' as 'superflu' cases hit record levels

The figures were revealed as resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action, leaving the NHS under pressure as flu cases soar

Events

3 w. ago Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action due to a bitter dispute with the Government over jobs and pay.

Politics

3 w. ago Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison ‘are dying’, doctor says

Almost 900 health professionals have written to David Lammy, Wes Streeting, senior NHS officials and senior prison officials.

Events

3 w. ago Super flu: Where are the London hotspots? Number of hospital patients with virus climbs 18%

The rise comes as resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, are on the second day of a five-day strike in the run-up to Christmas

Science