17 h. 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.

Economics

19 h. 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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19 h. 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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20 h. 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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20 h. 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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21 h. 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.

Science

21 h. 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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31 h. 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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31 h. 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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31 h. 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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43 h. ago Doctor shares the 1 reason some may choose not to strike as he urges 'don't judge'

The British Medical Association has called for a five-day strike, but not all doctors are taking part. One doctor has shared that you shouldn't judge those who are not

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44 h. ago 'Don't judge doctors who aren't on strike, there's one reason many can't'

A doctor has urged other people not to be judgmental if a doctor chooses to work through the strikes over the next five days, as there could be things going on 'behind the scenes'

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54 h. ago NHS drug already given to thousands that ends the agony of gout may also prevent deadly heart attacks and strokes, study reveals

Gout, a form of arthritis, is heavily linked to heart disease - a major cause of heart attacks - and the pair often come hand-in-hand.

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62 h. ago British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike

Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demandsUK politics live – latest updatesThe British Medical Association is acting like a cartel and its “antics” are endangering the NHS’s future, the health secretary has said before the latest doctors’ strike begins on Friday.Wes Streeting launched his most strongly worded attack yet on the doctors’ union, coming close to accusing resident doctors in England of being greedy in their pay demands. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Doctors 'behaving like a cartel' amid 'morally reprehensible strike', says Wes Streeting

The Health Secretary has told the British Medical Association trade union to 'get real'

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68 h. ago 'Reckless' five day doctors' strike will cost 'a quarter of a BILLION pounds', Wes Streeting admits as he makes last minute plea to bitter union bosses

A five-day strike in England will begin on Friday, marking the 13th time since 2022 that the group of medics have taken industrial action.

Economics

3 d. ago Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

Politics

3 d. ago Patients will be harmed when doctors go on strike this week, NHS leader warns

Daniel Elkeles said strikes distract ‘everybody from being able to do all the things they want to do to improve care’.

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4 d. ago St George’s flags create ‘no go zones’ for NHS staff, health leaders warn

NHS staff have felt ‘deliberately intimidated’ by St George’s flags, warned one trust leader

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4 d. ago NHS fentanyl alert to hundreds of thousands who drink this kind of fruit juice

People might find themselves more at risk of 'serious side effects'

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