Disputes over fair pay continue
Healthcare assistants (HCAs) and other support workers, some of the lowest paid workers in the NHS, have continued their campaign … Read more
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Campaign for fair pay spreads and enjoys success
UNISON’s Pay Fair for Patient Care campaign continues across the country, with new strikes in Leicestershire, strikes continuing in Teesside, … Read more
Steve Barclay urged to accept Acas role in dispute with junior doctors
The NHS Confederation has written to Steve Barclay and the British Medical Association (BMA), the main doctors’ union, asking them to … Read more
Junior doctors blame health secretary for triggering strikes across England
The Guardian reports that Junior doctors’ leaders have blamed Steve Barclay for triggering their three-day strike this week by ignoring … Read more
Overworked and underpaid – why the junior doctors are on strike
Junior doctors began a 72 hour strike this week, which will see them stop work across the NHS, including A&E … Read more
Downing St stance on the NHS pay struggle: credible or cynical?
Ministerial messaging on the inflationary threat of ‘unaffordable’ wage demands by low-paid NHS staff doesn’t ring true, according to expert … Read more
Nurses in the USA win 19% pay rise and safe staffing levels after just three days of all-out strike action
The issues of US nurses mirror those of healthcare workers in the UK, but after three days of strike action … Read more
Health unions refuse to give evidence to ‘rigged’ NHS pay review system
The role and credibility of both the NHS pay review body (NHSPRB) and the review body on doctors’ and dentists’ … Read more
Nursing leaders accuse PM of “false promises” in face of worst crisis
Responding to the desperate situation in the NHS, the Prime Minister announced in his first major speech of 2023 that … Read more
Why is the NHS pay review process not working?
Strikes in Scotland have been averted by direct negotiations between the government and the health unions enabling agreement on an … Read more