14 h. ago Revealed: Five patient deaths were linked to junior doctors' strikes

An audit shows strikes by the BMA in 2023 and 2024 were raised in five Prevention of Future Death Reports issued by coroners.

Events

22 h. ago Government opposes delaying death penalty decision for Zizian charged in border agent's shooting

Federal prosecutors say a judge should not delay their decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman who is linked to a cult-like group and accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont

Events

32 h. ago NHS 'must make it clear' when patients are NOT being treated by actual doctors

Government-commissioned review says physician associates should not diagnose patients after deaths linked to errors when patients thought they had seen a doctor

Science

39 h. ago Six patient deaths linked to NHS using less qualified physician associates as substitute for doctors, government

Physician associates should be banned from seeing patients who have not been reviewed by a doctor to cut the risk of 'catastrophic' harm, a government-ordered review says.

Science

68 h. ago Plague linked to Black Death claims victim within hours of A&E visit as symptoms emerge

A person has died from plague, also called the Black Death, less than a day after going to A&E with symptoms in the US.

Events

2 d. ago Wes Streeting says 'irresponsible' junior doctors' leaders hindering care plan for sickest during NHS strike and reveals he has relative fearing op axe

The Health Secretary accused the The British Medical Association of telling members not to inform employers if they were taking part in a planned five-day walkout that starts next week.

Politics

3 d. ago Paralyzed patient reveals incredible abilities after receiving Neuralink chip

A paralyzed veteran named RJ has become the first Miami patient to receive Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip, allowing him to control devices with his mind.

Science

3 d. ago Labour accused of 'crocodile tears' over junior doctors strike as ministers criticise medical union for low turnout in ballot

Angela Rayner 's radical workers' rights Bill will soon scrap the 50 per cent turnout threshold which unions must meet to hold legal strike action.

Politics

4 d. ago Public support for resident doctors’ strikes collapses ahead of fresh industrial action

Exclusive: Latest poll comes as Wes Streeting urges medics to call off ‘unnecessary and unfair strikes’Public support for strikes by resident doctors has collapsed, with barely one in four voters now backing their campaign of industrial action, according to the latest polling, which reveals the deepening unpopularity of further NHS strikes.Previously strong approval by voters for strikes by junior doctors – as resident doctors were known until last year – has halved from 52% a year ago to just 26%. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Some junior doctors striking this month ‘could be earning over £100k’

A group of clinicians may be earning six-figure salaries while working a 40-hour week

Economics

5 d. ago Just one in three back doctor strikes, poll shows as Streeting warned he ‘cannot afford to lose’

Former Labour health secretary under Tony Blair warns Wes Streeting he ‘has to win’ war against striking junior doctors

Events

5 d. ago Junior doctors planning to strike AGAIN over pay 'are now earning as much as £100,000 a year'

Earlier this week, the British Medical Association (BMA) announced that up to 50,000 resident doctors in England would walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25, in a dispute over pay.

Economics

7 d. ago Voices: ‘No one outside the NHS will understand’: Doctors and their families defend strike action

Doctors, NHS staff and families defended the strike as essential, calling the ‘greedy’ label ‘truly heartbreaking’ and insisting today’s brutal working conditions are worse than ever

Society

7 d. ago Wes Streeting issues fresh warning after doctors announce major strike action

Wes Streeting tried to reassure worried patients after the band of medics - previously known as junior doctors - yesterday said they will strike for five days from July 25

Events

7 d. ago TOM HARRIS: Yet again it's patients who will be the casualties in a battle over who really runs Britain

The battle lines have been drawn. We know who the combatants are in the latest pay row in the NHS - the doctors and the Government. And, sadly, we know who the casualties will be...

Science

7 d. ago Wes Streeting's plans for NHS recovery 'hanging by a thread' after junior doctors announce five day walkout over pay

The Health Secretary accused the BMA of being 'completely unreasonable' after it announced the five-day walkout, which could see 200,000 appointments and operations cancelled.

Politics

8 d. ago Junior doctors to strike for five days over the summer in dispute over pay

The British Medical Association has announced resident doctors will be striking for five days unless the Government will work with them and negotiate a pay rise

Events

8 d. ago Resident doctors plunge NHS into chaos as they announce five days of strikes in July

Thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, to walk out in pay row after Government refuse to negotiate further

Events

8 d. ago NHS summer chaos confirmed as junior doctors reveal start date of five day strike

British Medical Association (BMA) bosses claimed they had 'no choice but to call strikes' after the Government had failed to make a 'credible offer' to 'restore pay'.

Events

8 d. ago Resident doctors announce five July strike dates after Government refuses to negotiate on pay

NHS to be plunged into chaos as thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, walk out in pay row

Politics