63 h. ago New ambulance fleet rolled out in London as NHS battles super flu surge

The £75million investment in 500 emergency units represents one of the biggest upgrades to the NHS fleet in years

Events

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week ago Wes Streeting 'worries' over next few days as doctors' strike nears end

It comes at the busiest time for the NHS

Events

1 week 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

2 w. ago Do you support the doctors going on strike? Take our poll and have your say

Resident doctors in England are on a five-day strike after rejecting a last minute deal as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned that the walk out comes at "the worst time for the NHS"

Events

2 w. ago Greater Manchester's latest flu figures released for each NHS trust as new warning issued

The figures were revealed as resident doctors have entered the second day of strike action

Events

2 w. ago Super flu: Number of patients in London hospitals with the virus jumps 18% in a week

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

2 w. ago NHS surgeon who blamed doctors' strike when he turned up drunk for work after downing two

Dr Vivek Vatikutti was said to have guzzled the drink before arriving at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on September 22, 2023.

Events

2 w. ago Keir Starmer slammed for not having the ‘baubles’ to ban ‘dangerous’ doctor strike

RESIDENT doctors are joined ­yesterday by their four-legged friends as five days of Christmas strike action gets under way. As some gathered outside ­London’s St Thomas’ Hospital, the PM condemned the “dangerous and utterly irresponsible” walkout by the hardline British Medical Association, which wants a huge pay rise. He said his message to resident doctors...

Events

2 w. ago Doctors' strike in chaos as three in four turn up to work at some hospitals amid threadbare picket lines

Cancer patients among sick Britons 'worried for their life' after the NHS was forced to cancel thousands of operations and appointments when the medics walked out in a row over pay and jobs.

Events